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About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a mid sized village in Kendujhar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 532 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 479 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758029, 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 Kendujhar Sadar
Pincode 758029
Area (hectares) 479 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 532
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is the 49th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 479 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Barigaon

Barigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barigaon 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Kendujhar Sadar 16 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 16 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 16 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kendujhar Sadar 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 Barigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigaon village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 49th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Barigaon village has 532 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Barigaon is 758029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigaon covers 479 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barigaon falls under Kendujhar Sadar 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 <5 km distance 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 Kendujhar Sadar tehsil of Kendujhar district. Basantapur is about 6.1 km away. Kendujhar Sadar is about 16 km away. Kendujhar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandadar (5.8 km), Dhanurjayapur (6.1 km) and Gopalpur (9.0 km).

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

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