About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a mid sized village in Harichandanpur tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 619 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigaon village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Harichandanpur
Pincode	758082
Area (hectares)	490 hectares
Population	1,241
Male Population	619
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Barigaon

Barigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barigaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barigaon from other places

Barigaon lies about 16 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Basantapur, about 6.1 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 Barigaon
Nearest railway station	Basantapur	6.1 km
District headquarters	Kendujhar	16 km
Nearest town	Keonjhargarh	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harichandanpur	22 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

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

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Common questions about Barigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigaon village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 21st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Barigaon village has 619 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Barigaon is 758082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigaon covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barigaon falls under Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barigaon is Basantapur, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barigaon.

Barigaon is about 16 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigaon is in Harichandanpur tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 6.1 km away. Kendujhar is about 16 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.