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About Baragaon Village

Baragaon is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 141 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262555
Area (hectares) 367.47 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 141
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baragaon compares

By the 2011 count Baragaon is the 52nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 367.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Baragaon

Baragaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baragaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baragaon from other places

Baragaon lies about 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 21 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Baragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragaon village had a population of 291. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Baragaon village has 141 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragaon has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Baragaon is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragaon covers 367.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baragaon falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baragaon is Kathgodam, about 55 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baragaon.

Baragaon is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragaon is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barapata (under 2 km), Burthi Tarali (under 2 km) and Darati (under 2 km).

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

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