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About Bhaghni Village

Bhaghni is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 474 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaghni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaghni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176203
Area (hectares) 357.48 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 474
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhaghni compares

By the 2011 count Bhaghni is the 38th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 357.48 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bhaghni

Bhaghni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaghni 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaghni from other places

Bhaghni lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 6.8 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 Bhaghni
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Talara 6.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Bhaghni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaghni village had a population of 920. That makes it the 38th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhaghni village has 474 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaghni has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhaghni is 176203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaghni covers 357.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaghni falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaghni is Talara, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaghni.

Bhaghni is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaghni is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 3.4 km away. Talara is about 6.8 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duragh (under 2 km), Khairian Khas (1.8 km) and Gainhi (1.8 km).

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

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