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About Bhagapahar Village

Bhagapahar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 53 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagapahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagapahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 53
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhagapahar compares

By the 2011 count Bhagapahar is the 128th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Bhagapahar

Bhagapahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagapahar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagapahar from other places

Bhagapahar lies about 33 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Dhamdhamia, about 3.1 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 Bhagapahar
Nearest railway station Dhamdhamia 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 14 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 33 km

Villages closest to Bhagapahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagapahar village had a population of 103. That makes it the 128th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Bhagapahar village has 53 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagapahar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Bhagapahar is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagapahar covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagapahar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagapahar is Dhamdhamia, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhagapahar.

Bhagapahar is about 33 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagapahar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Dhamdhamia is about 3.1 km away. Taljhari is about 14 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taltak (under 2 km), Mahulbana (under 2 km) and Bengariapahari (under 2 km).

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

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