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About Bhagia Village

Bhagia is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 59 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 59
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagia compares

By the 2011 count Bhagia is the 137th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhagia

Bhagia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagia as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagia from other places

Bhagia lies about 103 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about under 2 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 Bhagia
Nearest railway station Kosiara under 2 km
Nearest town Husainābād 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 12 km
District headquarters Chatra 103 km

Villages closest to Bhagia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagia village had a population of 108. That makes it the 137th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Bhagia village has 59 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagia has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhagia is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagia covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagia falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagia is Kosiara, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagia.

Bhagia is about 103 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagia is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Kosiara is about under 2 km away. Husainābād is about 11 km away. Pratappur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panti (3.3 km), Kararua (3.3 km) and Sonbarsa (3.7 km).

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

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