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About Bhaga Village

Bhaga is a large village in Reasi tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,587, made up of 1,317 males and 1,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaga village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Reasi
Pincode 182311
Area (hectares) 1187.8 hectares
Population 2,587
Male Population 1,317
Female Population 1,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaga compares

By the 2011 count Bhaga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 1187.8 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 911.

Getting to Bhaga

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

Bhaga lies about 30 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 21 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 Bhaga
Nearest railway station Dugga 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Reasi 30 km
Nearest town Kulgam 37 km

Villages closest to Bhaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaga village had a population of 2,587. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Bhaga village has 1,317 males and 1,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaga has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bhaga is 182311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaga covers 1187.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaga falls under Reasi tehsil of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhaga is Dugga, about 21 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 Bhaga.

Bhaga is about 30 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaga is in Reasi tehsil of Reasi district. Dugga is about 21 km away. Reasi is about 30 km away. Kulgam is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagate Jagir (under 2 km), Bhagate Khalsa (under 2 km) and Sahri (under 2 km).

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

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