About Bhagiratha Village

Bhagiratha is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 614 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.22 hectares hectares.

Bhagiratha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagiratha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kochas
Area (hectares)	79.22 hectares
Population	1,134
Male Population	614
Female Population	520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhagiratha compares

By the 2011 count Bhagiratha is the 51st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 79.22 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 951.

Getting to Bhagiratha

Bhagiratha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhagiratha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagiratha from other places

Bhagiratha lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barakalan, about 25 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 Bhagiratha
Tehsil headquarters	Kochas	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Barakalan	25 km
Nearest town	Nokha	29 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	72 km

Villages closest to Bhagiratha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagiratha village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 51st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Bhagiratha village has 614 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagiratha has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Bhagiratha covers 79.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagiratha falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagiratha is Barakalan, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bhagiratha is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagiratha is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 4.8 km away. Barakalan is about 25 km away. Nokha is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.