About Bhagrotra Village

Bhagrotra is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 190 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagrotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagrotra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	254.7 hectares
Population	361
Male Population	190
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagrotra compares

By the 2011 count Bhagrotra is the 37th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 254.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhagrotra

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

Bhagrotra lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 Bhagrotra
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	14 km
District headquarters	Chamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	26 km

Villages closest to Bhagrotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagrotra village had a population of 361. That makes it the 37th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bhagrotra village has 190 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagrotra has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhagrotra is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagrotra covers 254.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagrotra falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagrotra is Nurpur Road, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagrotra.

Bhagrotra is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagrotra is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.