About Bhagal Village

Bhagal is one of the larger villages in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,361, made up of 3,321 males and 3,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	531.65 hectares
Population	6,361
Male Population	3,321
Female Population	3,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagal compares

By the 2011 count Bhagal is the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 531.65 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhagal

Bhagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhagal from other places

Bhagal lies about 17 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 12 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 Bhagal
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	12 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	17 km

Villages closest to Bhagal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagal village had a population of 6,361. That makes it the 7th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Bhagal village has 3,321 males and 3,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bhagal is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagal covers 531.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagal falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagal is Hatwar, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagal.

Bhagal is about 17 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagal is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 6.4 km away. Hatwar is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.