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About Baragawan Village

Baragawan is a mid sized village in Dabra tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 449 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Dabra
Pincode 475115
Area (hectares) 588.2 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 449
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baragawan compares

By the 2011 count Baragawan is the 82nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 588.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Baragawan

Baragawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baragawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Baragawan from other places

Baragawan lies about 43 km from Gwalior. 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 Baragawan
Tehsil headquarters Dabra 7.8 km
District headquarters Gwalior 43 km

Villages closest to Baragawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragawan village had a population of 888. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Baragawan village has 449 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragawan has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Baragawan is 475115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragawan covers 588.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragawan falls under Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Baragawan notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baragawan.

Baragawan is about 43 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragawan is in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. Dabra is about 7.8 km away. Gwalior is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arusi (1.9 km), Gajapur (2.4 km) and Sarnagat (2.5 km).

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

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