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About Bhagun Village

Bhagun is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 139 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,331 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 54.46 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 139
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,331
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagun compares

By the 2011 count Bhagun is the 67th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 54.46 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Bhagun

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

Bhagun lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 17 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 Bhagun
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Bhagun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagun village had a population of 324. That makes it the 67th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Bhagun village has 139 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagun has about 1331 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Bhagun is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagun covers 54.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagun falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagun is Panchrukhi, about 17 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 village for Bhagun.

Bhagun is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagun is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 10 km away. Panchrukhi is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotlu (under 2 km), Kotlu Khas (under 2 km) and Bandahu Khas (under 2 km).

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

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