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About Bhagtira Village

Bhagtira is a small village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 90 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagtira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagtira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Kursakatta
Pincode 854331
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 90
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagtira compares

By the 2011 count Bhagtira is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bhagtira

Bhagtira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagtira 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagtira from other places

Bhagtira lies about 28 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 11 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 Bhagtira
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kursakatta 28 km
District headquarters Araria 28 km

Villages closest to Bhagtira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagtira village had a population of 194. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Bhagtira village has 90 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagtira has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bhagtira is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagtira covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagtira falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagtira is Garh Banaili, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Bhagtira.

Bhagtira is about 28 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagtira is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Garh Banaili is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Kursakatta is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapur (8.2 km), Phasimagrabi And Phasimashraqi (9.9 km) and Banmali (19 km).

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

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