About Bhagha Purana Village

Bhagha Purana is a large village in Bagha Purana tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,707, made up of 1,421 males and 1,286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagha Purana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagha Purana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Moga
Tehsil	Bagha Purana
Pincode	142038
Area (hectares)	2361 hectares
Population	2,707
Male Population	1,421
Female Population	1,286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagha Purana compares

By the 2011 count Bhagha Purana is the 31st largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 2361 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bhagha Purana

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

Bhagha Purana lies about 16 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Ghalkalan, about 15 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 Bhagha Purana
Tehsil headquarters	Bagha Purana	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Ghalkalan	15 km
District headquarters	Moga	16 km

Villages closest to Bhagha Purana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bagha Purana 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.

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Common questions about Bhagha Purana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagha Purana village had a population of 2,707. That makes it the 31st largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Bhagha Purana village has 1,421 males and 1,286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagha Purana has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bhagha Purana is 142038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagha Purana covers 2361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagha Purana falls under Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagha Purana is Ghalkalan, about 15 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 Bhagha Purana.

Bhagha Purana is about 16 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagha Purana is in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district. Bagha Purana is about under 2 km away. Ghalkalan is about 15 km away. Moga is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.