About Baragaon Village

Baragaon is one of the larger villages in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,294, made up of 4,223 males and 4,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Pincode	223103
Area (hectares)	458.24 hectares
Population	8,294
Male Population	4,223
Female Population	4,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baragaon compares

By the 2011 count Baragaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 458.24 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Baragaon

Baragaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baragaon 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baragaon from other places

Baragaon lies about 37 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shahganj Junction, about 5.8 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 Baragaon
Nearest railway station	Shahganj Junction	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	6.7 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	6.7 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	37 km

Villages closest to Baragaon

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

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Common questions about Baragaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragaon village had a population of 8,294. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Baragaon village has 4,223 males and 4,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragaon has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Baragaon is 223103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragaon covers 458.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baragaon falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baragaon is Shahganj Junction, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baragaon.

Baragaon is about 37 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragaon is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shahganj Junction is about 5.8 km away. Shahganj is about 6.7 km away. Shāhganj is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.