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About Bhagwatia Village

Bhagwatia is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 624 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Bhagwatia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwatia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 624
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwatia compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwatia is the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bhagwatia

Bhagwatia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagwatia as Available within 10+ 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 Bhagwatia from other places

Bhagwatia lies about 23 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 9.7 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 Bhagwatia
Nearest railway station Kesariya 9.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 28 km

Villages closest to Bhagwatia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwatia village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Bhagwatia village has 624 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwatia has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Bhagwatia covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagwatia falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwatia is Kesariya, about 9.7 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 km distance for Bhagwatia.

Bhagwatia is about 23 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwatia is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 9.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 17 km away. Purba Champaran is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairiya (5.0 km), Bakhri (6.0 km) and Bakhri Nazir (6.0 km).

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

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