Bargur is a panchayat town located in the Krishnagiri district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The Krishnagiri district has its headquarters in the municipal city of Krishnagiri. The exact location of the Krishnagiri district is 12.53° North and 78.23° East. As per the 2001 India census, Krishnagiri district has a population of 65,024. Males make up 50% of the population and females constitute 50%. The mean literacy rate of the district is 72%, higher than the nationwide standard of 59.5%. 77% of the males and 66% of the females are literate. 12% of the population is children below six years of age. The Krishnagiri district is famous for the cultivation of mango, which occupies 30,017 hectares for its cultivation. Out of the total mango production, 60,000 metric tones of `Thothapuri` and `Alphonso` type of mango are taken to the pulp processing units. There are also many horticultural farms, which produce and distribute about 3 lakhs of fruit saplings. These products are also sold in the districts of Salem, Chennai, Coiambatore and neighboring sates of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Kerela.

As per the 2001 India census, Bargur has a population of 12,577. Males make up 50% of the population and females form 50%. Bargur has a mean literacy rate of 65%, higher than the nationwide standard of 59.5%. 55% of the males and 45% of the females are literate. 11% of the population is children below six years of age. Bargur has a government engineering college, a Polytechnic run by the Institute of Road and Transport Technology and a Government Women`s Arts and Science College. Bargur is well known for the mango fruit. Surprisingly, there are textile market shops in the town but no textile mills. Sarees are sold at a very cheap rate in this town.