About Bhagan Village

Bhagan is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 131 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	131
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,099
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagan compares

By the 2011 count Bhagan is the 175th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhagan

Bhagan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhagan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 from other places

Bhagan lies about 70 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 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 Bhagan
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	3.2 km
Nearest town	Bānka	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	70 km

Villages closest to Bhagan

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

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Common questions about Bhagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagan village had a population of 275. That makes it the 175th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Bhagan village has 131 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagan has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhagan is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagan covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagan falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagan is Panjwara Road, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Bhagan.

Bhagan is about 70 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagan is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Panjwara Road is about 3.2 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Saraiyahat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.