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About Bargawan Village

Bargawan is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 133 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.76 hectares hectares.

Bargawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 279.76 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 133
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bargawan compares

By the 2011 count Bargawan is the 73rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 279.76 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 990.

Getting to Bargawan

Bargawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bargawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bargawan from other places

Bargawan lies about under 2 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Katni Murwara, about under 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 Bargawan
Nearest railway station Katni Murwara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara under 2 km
District headquarters Katni under 2 km
Nearest town Murwāra under 2 km

Villages closest to Bargawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargawan village had a population of 407. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Bargawan village has 133 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargawan has about 2060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Bargawan covers 279.76 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.

Bargawan falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bargawan is Katni Murwara, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bargawan.

Bargawan is about under 2 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargawan is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Katni Murwara is about under 2 km away. Badwara is about under 2 km away. Katni is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaparwah (3.3 km), Ahar (3.6 km) and Majhgawan (6.2 km).

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

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