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About Bhagu Village

Bhagu is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,954, made up of 2,091 males and 1,863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1831.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152120
Area (hectares) 1831.93 hectares
Population 3,954
Male Population 2,091
Female Population 1,863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagu compares

By the 2011 count Bhagu is the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1831.93 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bhagu

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

Bhagu lies about 106 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Bahawalbas, about 14 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 Bhagu
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 13 km
Nearest railway station Bahawalbas 14 km
District headquarters Firozpur 106 km

Villages closest to Bhagu

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 Bhagu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagu village had a population of 3,954. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Bhagu village has 2,091 males and 1,863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagu has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bhagu is 152120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagu covers 1831.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagu falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagu is Bahawalbas, about 14 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 Bhagu.

Bhagu is about 106 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagu is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Abohar is about 13 km away. Bahawalbas is about 14 km away. Firozpur is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wahabwala (2.4 km), Amarpura (2.9 km) and Ramsara (4.1 km).

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

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