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About Barigaon Village

Barigaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 51 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barigaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262543
Area (hectares) 62.11 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 51
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Barigaon compares

By the 2011 count Barigaon is the 235th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 62.11 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Barigaon

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

Barigaon lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Barigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 94. That makes it the 235th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Barigaon village has 51 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barigaon has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Barigaon is 262543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barigaon covers 62.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barigaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barigaon is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Barigaon.

Barigaon is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barigaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sil (under 2 km), Kaneti (1.7 km) and Banigaon (2.2 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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