About Bhagahar Village

Bhagahar is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,989, made up of 954 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Bhagahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagahar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	1,989
Male Population	954
Female Population	1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagahar compares

By the 2011 count Bhagahar is the 15th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhagahar

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

How far is Bhagahar from other places

Bhagahar lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, 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 Bhagahar
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	33 km

Villages closest to Bhagahar

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

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Common questions about Bhagahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagahar village had a population of 1,989. That makes it the 15th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bhagahar village has 954 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagahar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Bhagahar covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagahar falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagahar is Bansinala Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagahar.

Bhagahar is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagahar is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about under 2 km away. Bagaha is about 6.3 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.