Skip to main content

About Barguwan Village

Barguwan is a mid sized village in Shahgarh tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 306 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.57 hectares hectares.

Barguwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barguwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Shahgarh
Area (hectares) 297.57 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 306
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barguwan compares

By the 2011 count Barguwan is the 74th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 297.57 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Getting to Barguwan

Barguwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barguwan as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barguwan from other places

Barguwan lies about 67 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Mawai, about 47 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 Barguwan
Tehsil headquarters Shahgarh 12 km
Nearest town Banda 38 km
Nearest railway station Mawai 47 km
District headquarters Sagar 67 km

Villages closest to Barguwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barguwan village had a population of 567. That makes it the 74th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Barguwan village has 306 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barguwan has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Barguwan covers 297.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barguwan falls under Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barguwan is Mawai, about 47 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barguwan.

Barguwan is about 67 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barguwan is in Shahgarh tehsil of Sagar district. Shahgarh is about 12 km away. Banda is about 38 km away. Mawai is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansrai (under 2 km), Khargorani (2.2 km) and Baraj (2.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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

See All