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About Barafgaon Village

Barafgaon is a mid sized village in Nandura tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 973, made up of 502 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 690.93 hectares hectares.

Barafgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barafgaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Nandura
Area (hectares) 690.93 hectares
Population 973
Male Population 502
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barafgaon compares

By the 2011 count Barafgaon is the 47th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 690.93 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Barafgaon

Barafgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barafgaon as Available within village. 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 Barafgaon from other places

Barafgaon lies about 33 km from Buldana. 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 Barafgaon
Tehsil headquarters Nandura 12 km
Nearest town Nāndūra 12 km
District headquarters Buldana 33 km

Villages closest to Barafgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barafgaon village had a population of 973. That makes it the 47th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Barafgaon village has 502 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barafgaon has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Barafgaon covers 690.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barafgaon falls under Nandura tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Barafgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barafgaon.

Barafgaon is about 33 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barafgaon is in Nandura tehsil of Buldana district. Nandura is about 12 km away. Nāndūra is about 12 km away. Buldana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muramba (2.3 km), Khadatgaon (2.9 km) and Bhorwand (3.7 km).

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

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