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About Bhagchaura Village

Bhagchaura is a small village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 25 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Bhagchaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagchaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 25
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagchaura compares

By the 2011 count Bhagchaura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bhagchaura

The census records public bus service for Bhagchaura as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagchaura from other places

Bhagchaura lies about 38 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Harapatti, about 18 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 Bhagchaura
Nearest town Banmankhi 18 km
Nearest railway station Harapatti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 31 km
District headquarters Araria 38 km

Villages closest to Bhagchaura

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

Common questions about Bhagchaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagchaura village had a population of 52. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Bhagchaura village has 25 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagchaura has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Bhagchaura covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagchaura falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagchaura is Harapatti, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhagchaura is about 38 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagchaura is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Banmankhi is about 18 km away. Harapatti is about 18 km away. Forbesganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahachanda (14 km), Lachhmipur (16 km) and Bhaghal Halia (17 km).

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

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