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About Bhagwa Village

Bhagwa is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 286 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Olpad
Pincode 394530
Area (hectares) 60.57 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 286
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwa is the 88th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 60.57 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bhagwa

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

Bhagwa lies about 25 km from Surat, and the nearest railway station is Bhesan, about 19 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 Bhagwa
Tehsil headquarters Olpad 10 km
Nearest railway station Bhesan 19 km
District headquarters Surat 25 km

Villages closest to Bhagwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwa village had a population of 552. That makes it the 88th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Bhagwa village has 286 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwa has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwa is 394530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwa covers 60.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagwa falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwa is Bhesan, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Bhagwa.

Bhagwa is about 25 km from Surat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwa is in Olpad tehsil of Surat district. Olpad is about 10 km away. Bhesan is about 19 km away. Surat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandi (4.0 km), Kundiyana (4.7 km) and Karanj (7.5 km).

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

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