# Baragaon Block, Varanasi: Gram Panchayat List (79), Villages, BDO > Baragaon is a development block in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, with 79 gram panchayats and 133 villages (LGD code 1617). > This directory lists 22 bank branches, 66 schools, 30 post offices and 80 polling centres here. Source page: https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/ Updated 18 October 2026 · Sources: LGD, Election Commission of India, Census 2011 and other open government data ## Key facts - **Name:** Baragaon / बडागांव - **Type:** Block - **LGD code:** 1617 - **District:** Varanasi - **Division:** Varanasi Division - **State:** Uttar Pradesh - **Gram Panchayats:** 79 - **Villages:** 133 - **Coordinates:** 25.4437° N, 82.7670° E - **Schools:** 66 - **Bank Branches:** 22 - **Post Offices:** 30 - **Polling Centres:** 80 ## Gram Panchayats - [Akodha](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/akodha/) - [Aneai](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/aneai/) - [Aswari](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/aswari/) - [Bachaura](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/bachaura/) - [Bahutara](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/bahutara/) - [Balrampur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/balrampur/) - [Balua](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/balua/) - [Baragaon](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/baragaon/) - [Barai](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/barai/) - [Barhi Newada](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/barhi-newada/) - [Barhikala](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/barhikala/) - [Barzi](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/barzi/) - [Basani](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/basani/) - [Bauliya](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/bauliya/) - [Belawa](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/belawa/) - [Bharathara](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/bharathara/) - [Bhiti](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/bhiti/) - [Birawkot](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/birawkot/) - [Chak Kharawan](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/chak-kharawan/) - [Changwar](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/changwar/) - [Chhedapur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/chhedapur/) - [Chilbila](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/chilbila/) - [Dabethua](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dabethua/) - [Dallipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dallipur/) - [Dandupur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dandupur/) - [Dev Chandpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dev-chandpur/) - [Dhananjaypur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dhananjaypur/) - [Dhodhaipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dhodhaipur/) - [Dhora](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/dhora/) - [Eshipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/eshipur/) - [Fattepur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/fattepur/) - [Gajapur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/gajapur/) - [Gangkala](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/gangkala/) - [Ghamhapur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/ghamhapur/) - [Hamira Pur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/hamira-pur/) - [Harinathpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/harinathpur/) - [Hasanpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/hasanpur/) - [Kaithauli](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kaithauli/) - [Kaniyar](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kaniyar/) - [Karampur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/karampur/) - [Kathiraon](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kathiraon/) - [Kavirampur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kavirampur/) - [Kharariya Khas](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kharariya-khas/) - [Kharariya Taluka Viraw](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kharariya-taluka-viraw/) - [Kharawan](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kharawan/) - [Kodai](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kodai/) - [Koilar](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/koilar/) - [Kuaar](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kuaar/) - [Kudi](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kudi/) - [Kuru](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kuru/) - [Kusumura](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/kusumura/) - [Lakhmipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/lakhmipur/) - [Madhumakhiya](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/madhumakhiya/) - [Mahimapur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/mahimapur/) - [Majhgawa Kala](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/majhgawa-kala/) - [Maksudan Patti](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/maksudan-patti/) - [Malhath](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/malhath/) - [Nathaipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/nathaipur/) - [Nimaich](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/nimaich/) - [Nindanpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/nindanpur/) - [Pachrasi](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/pachrasi/) - [Phulwariya](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/phulwariya/) - [Puraragunathpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/puraragunathpur/) - [Raipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/raipur/) - [Rasulha](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/rasulha/) - [Ratanpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/ratanpur/) - [Sagunha](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sagunha/) - [Saipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/saipur/) - [Sarava](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sarava/) - [Sarvipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sarvipur/) - [Sherwanipur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sherwanipur/) - [Sisava(Anai)](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sisava-anai/) - [Sisawa (Basani)](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sisawa-basani/) - [Siyaraha](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/siyaraha/) - [Sonpurwa](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/sonpurwa/) - [Tadi](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/tadi/) - [Tarasada](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/tarasada/) - [Tilwar](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/tilwar/) - [Vishvanathpur](https://zoloth.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/baragaon/vishvanathpur/) ## Frequently asked questions ### Which district is Baragaon Block in? Baragaon Block is in Varanasi district (Varanasi Division). ### How many gram panchayats are there in Baragaon Block? There are 79 gram panchayats in Baragaon Block. ### How many villages are there in Baragaon Block? Baragaon Block has 133 revenue villages. ### Where is the Baragaon block office and what does it do? The Baragaon block office (Khand Vikas Karyalaya) is at the block headquarters in Varanasi district. It deals with VB-G RAM G (earlier MGNREGA), PM Awas Yojana (Gramin), pension verification, Swachh Bharat Mission and most gram panchayat matters, so it's where you go when the panchayat can't sort something out. ### Which assembly constituencies cover Baragaon Block? Baragaon Block is spread over 3 assembly constituencies: Pindra, Ajagara and Sevapuri. ### Who are the MLAs of Baragaon Block? The MLAs for Baragaon Block (2022 election) are Pindra: Awadhesh Kumar Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party); Ajagara: Tribhuwan Ram (Bharatiya Janata Party); Sevapuri: Neel Ratan Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party). ### Which Lok Sabha constituencies and MPs cover Baragaon Block? Baragaon Block falls in 3 Lok Sabha constituencies: Machhlishahr: Priya Saroj (Samajwadi Party); Varanasi: Narendra Modi (Bharatiya Janata Party); Chandauli: Birendra Singh (Samajwadi Party). ### Which gram panchayat in Baragaon Block has the most villages? Sarvipur has the most villages (5). ### How many Gram Pradhans in Baragaon Block are women? Women hold the Gram Pradhan post in 32 of the 79 gram panchayats of Baragaon Block (41%), according to the UP Panchayati Raj Department list of October 2026. In the 2021 panchayat election, women won 34 of the 80 Gram Pradhan seats here (43%). ### How many candidates contested each Gram Pradhan seat in Baragaon Block in 2021? In the 2021 panchayat election, an average of 6.9 candidates contested each Gram Pradhan seat in Baragaon Block. No Gram Pradhan seat was won unopposed. ### How many ward members are there in Baragaon Block? The gram panchayats of Baragaon Block have 1,013 ward members in all, 370 of them women (37%), according to the UP Panchayati Raj Department list of October 2026. ### How do the panchayats of Baragaon perform in the Panchayat Advancement Index? The gram panchayats of Baragaon average 62.2 out of 100 in PAI 2023-24, slightly ahead of the Uttar Pradesh average of 54.8. ### How many banks and post offices are there in Baragaon Block? We list 22 bank branches and 30 post offices in Baragaon Block. ### How many polling centres are there in Baragaon Block? The State Election Commission lists 80 polling centres in Baragaon Block, and 66 government school buildings are on record. ### How far is Baragaon Block from Varanasi district headquarters? The centre of Baragaon Block is about 26 km north-west of Varanasi district headquarters as the crow flies; by road it will be further. ### Which is the nearest railway station to Baragaon Block? The nearest railway station to the centre of Baragaon Block is Pindra Road (PDRD), about 10 km away as the crow flies. Other stations close by: Sewapuri (SWPR), 10 km; Kapseti (KEH), 11 km. ### Which is the nearest airport to Baragaon Block? The nearest airport to the centre of Baragaon Block is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport (VNS), about 9.6 km away as the crow flies. The next nearest is Prayagraj Airport (IXD), about 104 km away. ### Which blocks are near Baragaon Block? Neighbouring blocks of Baragaon Block: Dobhi (9.5 km), Sevapuri (11 km), Pindra (12 km), Kerakat (14 km) and Mufti Ganj (18 km). ### How can I check MGNREGA (now VB-G RAM G) job cards or the PM Awas (Gramin) list for Baragaon Block? On nrega.nic.in, pick the state, district Varanasi and block Baragaon, then your gram panchayat, to see job cards and wage payments. The PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) list works the same way on pmayg.dord.gov.in. Both schemes are run from the Baragaon block office by the Block Development Officer (BDO). MGNREGA became VB-G RAM G on 1 July 2026. ### How do I apply for a pension in Baragaon Block? For old-age, widow or disability pension, apply online on Social pension portal (SSPY) (sspy-up.gov.in) or through a Jan Seva Kendra (CSC). The Block Development Officer (BDO) verifies rural applications from Baragaon block, and once approved the pension goes straight into your bank account, so make sure the account is linked to Aadhaar. ### How can I file a complaint with the Baragaon Block administration? File your complaint on IGRS (Jansunwai) (jansunwai.up.nic.in) or call helpline 1076. It goes to the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Baragaon Block and the department concerned, and you can track it online with the complaint number. On Tehsil Diwas (first and third Tuesday of the month), you can also meet the officers in person at your tehsil. ### What is the altitude of Baragaon Block above sea level? The gram panchayats of Baragaon Block lie at an average of about 84 metres above sea level (SRTM terrain model). ### How much rainfall does Baragaon Block get, and how hot does it get? On 2001-2020 averages, the gram panchayats of Baragaon Block get about 830 mm of rain a year, 87% of it between June and September. The hottest days reach about 49°C, while the coldest nights fall to about 2°C. (NASA POWER satellite-model estimates) ### How much farmland and tree cover is there around Baragaon Block? Around the gram panchayats of Baragaon Block, the land is on average 77% cropland, 15% tree cover and 4% built-up land, going by ESA WorldCover 2021 satellite maps. ## Sources - [Assembly constituency boundaries (post-2008 delimitation), datameet/maps](https://github.com/datameet/maps), CC BY 2.5 IN - [Airports (OurAirports)](https://ourairports.com/data/), Public domain - [Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes](https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/), Public government data - [NASA POWER agro-climatology (long-term monthly normals)](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/), Public domain (NASA) - [Zoloth curated tables (divisions, ODOP, schemes)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Calculated by Zoloth from the sources cited alongside](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [DIGIPIN national addressing grid, computed from the panchayat's reference point](https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/Pages/digipin.aspx), Open algorithm - [SRTM 1-arc-second elevation (AWS Terrain Tiles, Skadi)](https://registry.opendata.aws/terrain-tiles/), Public domain (SRTM); see terrain-tiles attribution - [Bank branches with IFSC/MICR (razorpay/ifsc-api)](https://github.com/razorpay/ifsc), MIT (public RBI data) - [UP gram pradhan election results 2005–2021 (in-rolls/local_elections_up)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_up), MIT (compilation); public election results - [ESA WorldCover 10 m land cover 2021 (v200)](https://esa-worldcover.org/), CC BY 4.0 - [Local Government Directory snapshot (planemad/india-local-government-directory)](https://github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory), GODL-India - [Lok Sabha 2024 constituency results](https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/), Public results - [Government schemes (myScheme.gov.in)](https://www.myscheme.gov.in/), Public scheme information (dataset Apache-2.0) - [National Family Health Survey 5 district fact sheets](http://rchiips.org/nfhs/), Public fact sheets - [Panchayat Advancement Index, theme-wise gram panchayat scores](https://pai.gov.in/PS/Public/TW-GP.aspx), Public government data - [Census of India 2011 Primary Census Abstract (district)](https://censusindia.gov.in/), Public - [All-India post office and PIN directory with coordinates](https://data.gov.in/catalog/all-india-pincode-directory), GODL-India - [National Panchayat Awards winners](https://panchayataward.gov.in/), Public government data - [Railway stations (datameet/railways)](https://github.com/datameet/railways), CC0 - [UP SEC panchayat polling centres (in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations)](https://github.com/in-rolls/up_polling_station_locations), Public government data; compilation by in-rolls - [Gram panchayat office-bearers report (PB-2 form)](https://panchayatiraj.up.nic.in/pblc_pg/Reports/PB2FormReport?ReportType=Filled&District=BALLIA), Public government report - [UP Vidhan Sabha 2022 and Lok Sabha 2024 segment results](https://results.eci.gov.in/), Public results - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0 - [Village boundaries with Census 2001 codes (datameet/indian_village_boundaries)](https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries), ODbL 1.0 - [Hindi names of assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies (Hindi Wikipedia state lists)](https://hi.wikipedia.org/), CC BY-SA 4.0 (page text); the names themselves are facts - [Hindi spellings derived from a place-name token dictionary (learnt from LGD and SEC names)](https://github.com/Zoloth-Technologies/my-panchayat-project), CC BY 4.0 - [Bihar panchayat general election 2021, Mukhiya and Sarpanch results (in-rolls/local_elections_bihar)](https://github.com/in-rolls/local_elections_bihar), MIT (compilation); public election results - [UDISE+ Basic Details of Schools (school directory with locations), via India Data Portal](https://ckan.indiadataportal.com/dataset/udise/resource/457fddf1-982f-4c85-855d-5095578accc1), ODC-BY 1.0 (India Data Portal); underlying UDISE+ data is public government data - [Bihar Vidhan Sabha 2025 results by constituency](https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0 - [Local Government Directory, current snapshot (ramSeraph/opendata daily mirror)](https://ramseraph.github.io/opendata/lgd/), GODL-India (mirror under Unlicense) - [LGD village boundaries (ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries)](https://github.com/ramSeraph/indian_admin_boundaries/releases/tag/villages), CC0 1.0 - [Rajasthan panchayat general election 2026 (structure, schedule and results)](https://sec.rajasthan.gov.in/GramPanchayatDetails.aspx), Public government data - [Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha 2023 results by constituency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rajasthan_Legislative_Assembly_election), Public results (ECI); Wikipedia compilation CC BY-SA 4.0