Skip to main content

About Bargal Village

Bargal is a small village in Karwar tehsil, in the district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 215 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 451.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 581400, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargal village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Uttara Kannada
Tehsil Karwar
Pincode 581400
Area (hectares) 451.51 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 215
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargal compares

By the 2011 count Bargal is the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents. Its 451.51 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Bargal

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

Bargal lies about 38 km from Uttara Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Karwar, about 8.9 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 Bargal
Nearest railway station Karwar 8.9 km
District headquarters Uttara Kannada 38 km

Villages closest to Bargal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargal village had a population of 437. That makes it the 34th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,489 residents.

Bargal village has 215 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargal has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Bargal is 581400. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargal covers 451.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bargal falls under Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bargal is Karwar, about 8.9 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 Bargal.

Bargal is about 38 km from Uttara Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargal is in Karwar tehsil of Uttara Kannada district. Karwar is about 8.9 km away. Uttara Kannada is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devalmakki (under 2 km), Naitisavar (under 2 km) and Kadiye (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.