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About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a large village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,851 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 850 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301024
Area (hectares) 850 hectares
Population 3,584
Male Population 1,851
Female Population 1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 17th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 850 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bara Gaon

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

Bara Gaon lies about 40 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Junction, about 40 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 Bara Gaon
Nearest town Viratnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 21 km
Nearest railway station Alwar Junction 40 km
District headquarters Alwar 40 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansur 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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 3,584. That makes it the 17th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 1,851 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gaon is 301024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gaon covers 850 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Gaon falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Alwar Junction, about 40 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 Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 40 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Viratnagar is about 12 km away. Bansur is about 21 km away. Alwar Junction is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpura Karana (1.9 km), Bilali (2.6 km) and Jaitpur (3.1 km).

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

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