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About Bairagi Village

Bairagi is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,006 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairagi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 227.43 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bairagi compares

By the 2011 count Bairagi is the 16th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 227.43 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bairagi

Bairagi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bairagi as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arjunmahal, Badalbhita, Badora and Bagha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bairagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairagi village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 16th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Bairagi village has 1,006 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairagi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bairagi is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairagi covers 227.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bairagi falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bairagi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bairagi.

Bairagi is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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