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About Bhaga Village

Bhaga is a mid sized village in Bausi tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 393 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares.

Bhaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Bausi
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 393
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhaga compares

By the 2011 count Bhaga is the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 927.

Getting to Bhaga

Bhaga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhaga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaga from other places

Bhaga lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 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 Bhaga
Nearest railway station Panjwara Road 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bausi 8.0 km
District headquarters Banka 12 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km

Villages closest to Bhaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaga village had a population of 792. That makes it the 56th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Bhaga village has 393 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaga has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Bhaga covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaga falls under Bausi tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhaga is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhaga.

Bhaga is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaga is in Bausi tehsil of Banka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.2 km away. Bausi is about 8.0 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniar Pur (2.9 km), Babhangawan (3.5 km) and Mothania (4.5 km).

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

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