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About Bhagia Village

Bhagia is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 57 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 57
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 107th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 1014.

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 <5 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 18 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 Taljhari 6.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 15 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 20 km

Villages closest to Bhagia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandro 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 107th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Bhagia village has 57 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagia has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bhagia is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagia covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagia falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagia is Taljhari, about 6.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagia.

Bhagia is about 18 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagia is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 6.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 15 km away. Sahibganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amsari (under 2 km), Dubigoda (under 2 km) and Jhiktia (under 2 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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