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About Baragi Village

Baragi is a mid sized village in Heggadadevankote tehsil, in the district of Mysore, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 665 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1090.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Tehsil Heggadadevankote
Pincode 571121
Area (hectares) 1090.73 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 665
Female Population 691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragi compares

By the 2011 count Baragi is the 64th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 1090.73 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

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 10+ 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 Baragi from other places

Baragi lies about 56 km from Mysore, and the nearest railway station is Nanjangud Town, about 42 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
Nearest town Gundlupēt 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Heggadadevankote 30 km
Nearest railway station Nanjangud Town 42 km
District headquarters Mysore 56 km

Villages closest to Baragi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Heggadadevankote 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 1,356. That makes it the 64th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Baragi village has 665 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragi has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Baragi is 571121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragi covers 1090.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragi falls under Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Baragi is Nanjangud Town, about 42 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 10+ km distance for Baragi.

Baragi is about 56 km from Mysore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragi is in Heggadadevankote tehsil of Mysore district. Gundlupēt is about 29 km away. Heggadadevankote is about 30 km away. Nanjangud Town is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaderahalli (under 2 km), Kurnagala (1.7 km) and Kudagi (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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