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About Bhagian Village

Bhagian is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 199 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 101886.

Bhagian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 101886
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 199
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhagian compares

By the 2011 count Bhagian is the 250th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bhagian

Bhagian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhagian from other places

Bhagian lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 6.9 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 Bhagian
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 6.9 km
Nearest town Urmar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bhagian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagian village had a population of 412. That makes it the 250th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bhagian village has 199 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagian has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bhagian is 101886. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagian covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagian falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagian is Tanda Urmar, about 6.9 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 village for Bhagian.

Bhagian is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagian is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 6.9 km away. Urmar is about 7.4 km away. Dasua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandhali Naurangpur (under 2 km), Hambran (under 2 km) and Kaloya (1.7 km).

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

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