About Baragan Village

Baragan is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 167 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	101.14 hectares
Population	332
Male Population	167
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baragan compares

By the 2011 count Baragan is the 97th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 101.14 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Baragan

Baragan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baragan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baragan from other places

Baragan lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 3.6 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 Baragan
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	3.6 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	23 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km

Villages closest to Baragan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Baragan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragan village had a population of 332. That makes it the 97th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Baragan village has 167 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragan has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Baragan is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragan covers 101.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragan falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baragan is Gadadharpur, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baragan.

Baragan is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baragan is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 3.6 km away. Sainthia is about 8.5 km away. Mayureswar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.