About Baragaon Village

Baragaon is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 311 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baragaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	177.89 hectares
Population	637
Male Population	311
Female Population	326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
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 78th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 177.89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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 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 Baragaon
Nearest railway station	Gadadharpur	3.6 km
Nearest town	Sainthia	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	23 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	23 km

Villages closest to Baragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baragaon village had a population of 637. That makes it the 78th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Baragaon village has 311 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baragaon has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Baragaon is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baragaon covers 177.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baragaon falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baragaon is Gadadharpur, about 3.6 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 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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