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About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a mid sized village in Soso tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 316 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758078, 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 Soso
Pincode 758078
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 584
Male Population 316
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is the 35th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 village. 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 69 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Barsuan, about 25 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 Barsuan 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Soso 26 km
Nearest town Deogarh 28 km
District headquarters Kendujhar 69 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Soso 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 584. That makes it the 35th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Barigaon village has 316 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Barigaon is 758078. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigaon covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barigaon falls under Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Barigaon is Barsuan, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barigaon.

Barigaon is about 69 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 Soso tehsil of Kendujhar district. Barsuan is about 25 km away. Soso is about 26 km away. Deogarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (11 km), Phuljhar (17 km) and Phuljhari R F (17 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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