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About Bargai Village

Bargai is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 225 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272135
Area (hectares) 53.96 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 225
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
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 Bargai compares

By the 2011 count Bargai is the 775th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 53.96 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bargai

Bargai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bargai 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 Bargai from other places

Bargai lies about 43 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, 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 Bargai
Nearest town Bānsi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 21 km
Nearest railway station Ahirauli 25 km
District headquarters Basti 43 km

Villages closest to Bargai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargai village had a population of 396. That makes it the 775th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Bargai village has 225 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargai has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bargai is 272135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargai covers 53.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bargai falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bargai is Ahirauli, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bargai.

Bargai is about 43 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargai is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 9.3 km away. Harraiya is about 21 km away. Ahirauli is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pure Palai (under 2 km), Araji Duhi Jagwarpur Pure Pali (under 2 km) and Araji Duhi Pure Pali (under 2 km).

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

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