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About Bhagana Village

Bhagana is a large village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,839, made up of 1,493 males and 1,346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144626
Area (hectares) 732 hectares
Population 2,839
Male Population 1,493
Female Population 1,346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagana compares

By the 2011 count Bhagana is the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 732 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhagana

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

Bhagana lies about 44 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, 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 Bhagana
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 13 km
Nearest town Adampur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 17 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 44 km

Villages closest to Bhagana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagana village had a population of 2,839. That makes it the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Bhagana village has 1,493 males and 1,346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagana has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhagana is 144626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagana covers 732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagana falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagana is Sham Chaurasi, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagana.

Bhagana is about 44 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagana is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Sham Chaurasi is about 13 km away. Adampur is about 15 km away. Phagwara is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balrampur (3.0 km), Rehana Jattan (3.0 km) and Panchhat (3.7 km).

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

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