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About Baragarhi Village

Baragarhi is a mid sized village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 485 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragarhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 250.48 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 485
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragarhi compares

By the 2011 count Baragarhi is the 49th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 250.48 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Baragarhi

Baragarhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baragarhi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baragarhi from other places

Baragarhi lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baragarhi
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 26 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Baragarhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhait tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baragarhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragarhi village had a population of 919. That makes it the 49th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Baragarhi village has 485 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragarhi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Baragarhi is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragarhi covers 250.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragarhi falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baragarhi is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baragarhi.

Baragarhi is about 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragarhi is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Barhait is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Churapahar (under 2 km), Bara Daluapahar (under 2 km) and Bara Duraipahar (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baragarhi today is likely to be higher.

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