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About Bhagiyar Village

Bhagiyar is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 91 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagiyar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 144.1 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 91
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagiyar compares

By the 2011 count Bhagiyar is the 120th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 144.1 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhagiyar

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

Bhagiyar lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Bhagiyar
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 8.6 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 45 km

Villages closest to Bhagiyar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagiyar village had a population of 185. That makes it the 120th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Bhagiyar village has 91 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagiyar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhagiyar is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagiyar covers 144.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagiyar falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagiyar is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Bhagiyar.

Bhagiyar is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagiyar is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.6 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushla (under 2 km), Pabrao (under 2 km) and Nalu (under 2 km).

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

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