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About Baragur Village

Baragur is a mid sized village in Arkalgud tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 479 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Hassan
Tehsil Arkalgud
Pincode 573142
Area (hectares) 408.31 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 479
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baragur compares

By the 2011 count Baragur is the 60th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 680 residents. Its 408.31 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 1014.

Getting to Baragur

Baragur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baragur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baragur from other places

Baragur lies about 34 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Mavinakere, about 19 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 Baragur
Tehsil headquarters Arkalgud 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Mavinakere 19 km
Nearest town Holenarasipura 20 km
District headquarters Hassan 34 km

Villages closest to Baragur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragur village had a population of 926. That makes it the 60th largest of the 259 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 680 residents.

Baragur village has 479 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Baragur is 573142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragur covers 408.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragur falls under Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baragur is Mavinakere, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Baragur is about 34 km from Hassan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragur is in Arkalgud tehsil of Hassan district. Arkalgud is about 7.2 km away. Mavinakere is about 19 km away. Holenarasipura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doddamagge (under 2 km), Kodakahalli (under 2 km) and Dasanapura (under 2 km).

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

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