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About Jogi Bhaga Village

Jogi Bhaga is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 297 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Jogi Bhaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jogi Bhaga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 297
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jogi Bhaga compares

By the 2011 count Jogi Bhaga is the 85th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Jogi Bhaga

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

How far is Jogi Bhaga from other places

Jogi Bhaga lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 Jogi Bhaga
Nearest town Kharagpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 30 km
District headquarters Banka 30 km

Villages closest to Jogi Bhaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jogi Bhaga village had a population of 597. That makes it the 85th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Jogi Bhaga village has 297 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jogi Bhaga has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Jogi Bhaga covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jogi Bhaga falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jogi Bhaga is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jogi Bhaga.

Jogi Bhaga is about 30 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jogi Bhaga is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 16 km away. Ganganiyan is about 24 km away. Shambhuganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagha (under 2 km), Khas Bagha (under 2 km) and Nurpur Bagha (under 2 km).

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

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