Skip to main content

About Bargud Village

Bargud is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 73 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2219.14 hectares hectares.

Bargud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargud village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 2219.14 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 73
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargud compares

By the 2011 count Bargud is the 113th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 2219.14 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bargud

Bargud is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bargud as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bargud from other places

Bargud lies about 50 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, 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 Bargud
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 20 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 42 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 44 km
District headquarters Balaghat 50 km

Villages closest to Bargud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargud village had a population of 138. That makes it the 113th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Bargud village has 73 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargud has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Bargud covers 2219.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bargud falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bargud is Salekasa, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bargud.

Bargud is about 50 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargud is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 20 km away. Salekasa is about 42 km away. Khairāgarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalejhari (1.9 km), Baigatola (3.3 km) and Dewarbeli (3.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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