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Bargaon
ବରଗାଁ Bargaon | |
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Village | |
 GramPanchayat Gate | |
| Nickname: Baragan | |
  Bargaon Location in Odisha, India  Bargaon Bargaon (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°20′N 82°41′E / 20.34°N 82.68°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Nuapada |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Bargaon Panchayat (1952) |
| • Sarapanch | Sj. Gobinda Bihari Barik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 505 ha (1,248 acres) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,120 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 766107 |
| Telephone code | 06671 |
| Geocode | 8MRQ+GX Bargaon, Odisha |
| Vehicle registration | OD-26 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:968 male/female |
| Website | odisha |
Bargaon or Baragan is a village under Khariar tehsil in Nuapada district in the state of Odisha, India. It is situated 10 km away from the sub-district headquarters Khariar and 63 km towards south from district headquarters Nuapada.
The word "Bargaon" is composed of two words: "Bara" means 'Divine' and "gaan" or "gaon" means 'village'. On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the village was recognised as "Lok Kala Gram" of Nuapada district by the Department of Language, Literature, and Culture of the Government of Odisha.