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About Bhagan Kot Village

Bhagan Kot is a large village in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,180, made up of 1,108 males and 1,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1571.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagan Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagan Kot village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Gool Gulabgarh
Pincode 182315
Area (hectares) 1571.8 hectares
Population 2,180
Male Population 1,108
Female Population 1,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagan Kot compares

By the 2011 count Bhagan Kot is the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents. Its 1571.8 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bhagan Kot

Bhagan Kot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagan Kot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhagan Kot from other places

Bhagan Kot lies about 35 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 29 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 Bhagan Kot
Tehsil headquarters Gool Gulabgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 29 km
District headquarters Reasi 35 km
Nearest town Kulgam 39 km

Villages closest to Bhagan Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gool Gulabgarh 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 Bhagan Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagan Kot village had a population of 2,180. That makes it the 26th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,424 residents.

Bhagan Kot village has 1,108 males and 1,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagan Kot has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bhagan Kot is 182315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagan Kot covers 1571.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagan Kot falls under Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhagan Kot is Dugga, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagan Kot.

Bhagan Kot is about 35 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagan Kot is in Gool Gulabgarh tehsil of Reasi district. Gool Gulabgarh is about 14 km away. Dugga is about 29 km away. Reasi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malikot (under 2 km), Dandakot (under 2 km) and Sangli Kot (2.0 km).

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

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