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About Baragaon Village

Baragaon is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 461 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragaon village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 388.88 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 461
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baragaon compares

By the 2011 count Baragaon is the 79th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 388.88 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baragaon

Baragaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baragaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baragaon from other places

Baragaon lies about 21 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is ldalhond, about 3.3 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 Baragaon
Nearest railway station ldalhond 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 4.0 km
District headquarters Belgaum 21 km
Nearest town Belagavi 21 km

Villages closest to Baragaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanapur 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 Baragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragaon village had a population of 894. That makes it the 79th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Baragaon village has 461 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragaon has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Baragaon is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragaon covers 388.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragaon falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baragaon is ldalhond, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Baragaon is about 21 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragaon is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. ldalhond is about 3.3 km away. Khanapur is about 4.0 km away. Belgaum is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandargali (1.6 km), Doddahosur (1.8 km) and Dukkarwadi (1.9 km).

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

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