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About Baragarh Village

Baragarh is a small village in Pandapara tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 132 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragarh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendujhar
Tehsil Pandapara
Pincode 758018
Area (hectares) 2107 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 132
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragarh compares

By the 2011 count Baragarh is the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 673 residents. Its 2107 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Baragarh

Baragarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baragarh as Available within 5 - 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 Baragarh from other places

Baragarh lies about 3.7 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Kendujhargarh, about 3.4 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 Baragarh
Nearest railway station Kendujhargarh 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandapara 3.7 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 3.7 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 3.7 km

Villages closest to Baragarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragarh village had a population of 277. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 673 residents.

Baragarh village has 132 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragarh has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Baragarh is 758018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragarh covers 2107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragarh falls under Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baragarh is Kendujhargarh, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baragarh.

Baragarh is about 3.7 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragarh is in Pandapara tehsil of Kendujhar district. Kendujhargarh is about 3.4 km away. Pandapara is about 3.7 km away. Kendujhar is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharapada (under 2 km), Gopinathpur (2.6 km) and Khuntapada (8.9 km).

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

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