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About Bhogpur Village

Bhogpur is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 597 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 295 hectares
Population 1,162
Male Population 597
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhogpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhogpur is the 16th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 295 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bhogpur

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

Bhogpur lies about 46 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 7.9 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 Bhogpur
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 7.9 km
Nearest town Baddi 19 km
District headquarters Solan 46 km

Villages closest to Bhogpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogpur village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 16th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bhogpur village has 597 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bhogpur is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogpur covers 295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhogpur falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhogpur is Bharatgarh, about 7.9 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 Bhogpur.

Bhogpur is about 46 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogpur is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 7.7 km away. Bharatgarh is about 7.9 km away. Baddi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dolowal (under 2 km), Bhanglan (1.7 km) and Dhundli Gopi (1.9 km).

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

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