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About Bhosga Village

Bhosga is a mid sized village in Jevargi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 380 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhosga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhosga village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Jevargi
Pincode 585212
Area (hectares) 303.17 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 380
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhosga compares

By the 2011 count Bhosga is the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 303.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 963.

Getting to Bhosga

Bhosga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhosga as Available within village. 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 Bhosga from other places

Bhosga lies about 37 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Gaudgaon, about 21 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 Bhosga
Nearest railway station Gaudgaon 21 km
Nearest town Afzalpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jevargi 28 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 37 km

Villages closest to Bhosga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhosga village had a population of 713. That makes it the 117th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Bhosga village has 380 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhosga has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bhosga is 585212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhosga covers 303.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhosga falls under Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bhosga is Gaudgaon, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhosga.

Bhosga is about 37 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhosga is in Jevargi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Gaudgaon is about 21 km away. Afzalpur is about 21 km away. Jevargi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidnal (3.2 km), Harnal (4.1 km) and Jalihal (5.5 km).

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

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