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About Baragi Village

Baragi is a large village in Gundlupet tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,995, made up of 1,472 males and 1,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2794.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Gundlupet
Pincode 571111
Area (hectares) 2794.96 hectares
Population 2,995
Male Population 1,472
Female Population 1,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragi compares

By the 2011 count Baragi is the 18th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 2794.96 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Baragi

Baragi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baragi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baragi from other places

Baragi lies about 39 km from Chamarajanagar, and the nearest railway station is Kavalande, about 32 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 Baragi
Tehsil headquarters Gundlupet 10 km
Nearest town Gundlupēt 10 km
Nearest railway station Kavalande 32 km
District headquarters Chamarajanagar 39 km

Villages closest to Baragi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragi village had a population of 2,995. That makes it the 18th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Baragi village has 1,472 males and 1,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragi has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Baragi is 571111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragi covers 2794.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragi falls under Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baragi is Kavalande, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baragi.

Baragi is about 39 km from Chamarajanagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragi is in Gundlupet tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Gundlupet is about 10 km away. Gundlupēt is about 10 km away. Kavalande is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukha Halli (2.2 km), Deshipura (2.9 km) and Hongahalli (2.9 km).

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

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