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About Baragur Village

Baragur is a mid sized village in Channarayapatna tehsil, in the district of Hassan, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,809, made up of 904 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 573225, 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 Channarayapatna
Pincode 573225
Area (hectares) 616.89 hectares
Population 1,809
Male Population 904
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 616.89 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

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 - 10 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 29 km from Hassan, and the nearest railway station is Samudhravalli, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Samudhravalli 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Channarayapatna 6.1 km
Nearest town Channarāyapatna 6.1 km
District headquarters Hassan 29 km

Villages closest to Baragur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Channarayapatna 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 1,809. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Baragur village has 904 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Baragur is 573225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragur covers 616.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragur falls under Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baragur is Samudhravalli, about 4.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baragur.

Baragur is about 29 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 Channarayapatna tehsil of Hassan district. Samudhravalli is about 4.2 km away. Channarayapatna is about 6.1 km away. Channarāyapatna is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aralabaragur (under 2 km), Doddamathighatta (under 2 km) and Chikkamathighatta (2.2 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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