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About Bharargaon Village

Bharargaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 331 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 138.95 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 331
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bharargaon is the 24th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 138.95 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bharargaon

Bharargaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bharargaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bharargaon from other places

Bharargaon lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 38 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 Bharargaon
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 12 km
Nearest town Tehri 22 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 24 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Bharargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharargaon village had a population of 663. That makes it the 24th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bharargaon village has 331 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharargaon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Bharargaon is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharargaon covers 138.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharargaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharargaon is Dehradun, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharargaon.

Bharargaon is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharargaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 12 km away. Tehri is about 22 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkot (4.3 km), Kumrara (4.5 km) and Jugiara (5.6 km).

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

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