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About Bhagsar Village

Bhagsar is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,658, made up of 1,381 males and 1,277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagsar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152116
Area (hectares) 1524 hectares
Population 2,658
Male Population 1,381
Female Population 1,277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagsar compares

By the 2011 count Bhagsar is the 63rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1524 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bhagsar

Bhagsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagsar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhagsar from other places

Bhagsar lies about 104 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahawalbas, about 13 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 Bhagsar
Nearest railway station Bahawalbas 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 104 km

Villages closest to Bhagsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagsar village had a population of 2,658. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Bhagsar village has 1,381 males and 1,277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagsar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bhagsar is 152116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagsar covers 1524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagsar falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagsar is Bahawalbas, about 13 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 village for Bhagsar.

Bhagsar is about 104 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagsar is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Bahawalbas is about 13 km away. Abohar is about 16 km away. Firozpur is about 104 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairpur (2.4 km), Bishanpura (4.9 km) and Dotarianwali (5.1 km).

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

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