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About Bhagdewa Village

Bhagdewa is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,718, made up of 1,461 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagdewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagdewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852106
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 2,718
Male Population 1,461
Female Population 1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
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 Bhagdewa compares

By the 2011 count Bhagdewa is the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bhagdewa

Bhagdewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagdewa 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 Bhagdewa from other places

Bhagdewa lies about 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 9.1 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 Bhagdewa
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Bangaon 13 km
District headquarters Saharsa 17 km

Villages closest to Bhagdewa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Bhagdewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagdewa village had a population of 2,718. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Bhagdewa village has 1,461 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagdewa has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Bhagdewa is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagdewa covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagdewa falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagdewa is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 9.1 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 Bhagdewa.

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

Bhagdewa is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 9.1 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 9.2 km away. Bangaon is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidi (under 2 km), Aini (under 2 km) and Mahammad Pur (under 2 km).

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

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