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About Bhagwal Village

Bhagwal is a small village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 181 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184147
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 181
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagwal compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwal is the 110th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bhagwal

The census records public bus service for Bhagwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagwal from other places

Bhagwal lies about 18 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 1.6 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 Bhagwal
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 8.5 km
District headquarters Kathua 18 km

Villages closest to Bhagwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwal village had a population of 356. That makes it the 110th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Bhagwal village has 181 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwal has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwal is 184147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwal covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagwal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwal is Chhan Arorian, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagwal.

Bhagwal is about 18 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 1.6 km away. Hiranagar is about 8.5 km away. Kathua is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khatriyal (under 2 km), Hamir Pur (1.5 km) and Tanda Neknam (2.8 km).

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

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