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About Bhagaia Village

Bhagaia is a large village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,055, made up of 1,064 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagaia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 2,055
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagaia compares

By the 2011 count Bhagaia is the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhagaia

Bhagaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagaia as Available within 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 Bhagaia from other places

Bhagaia lies about 48 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 7.9 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 Bhagaia
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 9.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km
District headquarters Godda 48 km

Villages closest to Bhagaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagaia village had a population of 2,055. That makes it the 10th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Bhagaia village has 1,064 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagaia has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhagaia is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagaia covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagaia falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagaia is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance for Bhagaia.

Bhagaia is about 48 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagaia is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 7.9 km away. Thakurgangti is about 9.0 km away. Sāhibganj 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 Khandhar (under 2 km), Kari Khutahari (under 2 km) and Jiban Khutahari (1.6 km).

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

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