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About Barigha Village

Barigha is a mid sized village in Rupbas tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 950 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Rupbas
Pincode 321301
Area (hectares) 296.06 hectares
Population 1,772
Male Population 950
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barigha compares

By the 2011 count Barigha is the 48th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,708 residents. Its 296.06 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Barigha

Barigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barigha as Available within <5 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 Barigha from other places

Barigha lies about 20 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhana Kherli, about 10 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 Barigha
Nearest railway station Dhana Kherli 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupbas 10 km
Nearest town Fatehpur Sīkri 17 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 20 km

Villages closest to Barigha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barigha village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 48th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,708 residents.

Barigha village has 950 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigha has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Barigha is 321301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigha covers 296.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barigha falls under Rupbas tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barigha is Dhana Kherli, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barigha.

Barigha is about 20 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigha is in Rupbas tehsil of Bharatpur district. Dhana Kherli is about 10 km away. Rupbas is about 10 km away. Fatehpur Sīkri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Khudasa (under 2 km), Khudasa (under 2 km) and Chandoli (1.5 km).

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

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