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About Bhagta Village

Bhagta is a mid sized village in Reasi tehsil, in the district of Reasi, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 428 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagta village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Reasi
Tehsil Reasi
Pincode 182101
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 428
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagta compares

By the 2011 count Bhagta is the 57th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 730 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bhagta

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

Bhagta lies about 17 km from Reasi, and the nearest railway station is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 2.7 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 Bhagta
Nearest railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Reasi 17 km
Nearest town Udhampur 17 km

Villages closest to Bhagta

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 Bhagta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagta village had a population of 793. That makes it the 57th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 730 residents.

Bhagta village has 428 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagta has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bhagta is 182101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagta covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhagta is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, about 2.7 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 Bhagta.

Bhagta is about 17 km from Reasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagta is in Reasi tehsil of Reasi district. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra is about 2.7 km away. Reasi is about 17 km away. Udhampur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhagta (under 2 km), Manun (under 2 km) and Panthal (under 2 km).

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

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