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About Barigawan Village

Barigawan is a small village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 95 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.18 hectares hectares.

Barigawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 76.18 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 95
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barigawan compares

By the 2011 count Barigawan is the 114th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 76.18 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barigawan

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

How far is Barigawan from other places

Barigawan lies about 14 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Marwasgram, about 36 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 Barigawan
District headquarters Sidhi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 35 km
Nearest railway station Marwasgram 36 km

Villages closest to Barigawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigawan village had a population of 188. That makes it the 114th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Barigawan village has 95 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigawan has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Barigawan covers 76.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barigawan falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barigawan is Marwasgram, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barigawan.

Barigawan is about 14 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigawan is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 14 km away. Majhauli is about 35 km away. Marwasgram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagaiha (14 km), Chauhanan Tola (16 km) and Amjhar (21 km).

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

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