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About Bhagu Village

Bhagu is a mid sized village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,084, made up of 589 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 613 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagu village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 152113
Area (hectares) 613 hectares
Population 1,084
Male Population 589
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhagu compares

By the 2011 count Bhagu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 613 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

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 <5 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 Bhagu from other places

Bhagu lies about 50 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Dabwali, about 10 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
Nearest town Mandi Dabwāli 10 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Dabwali 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 24 km
District headquarters Muktsar 50 km

Villages closest to Bhagu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malout 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 1,084. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Bhagu village has 589 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagu has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Bhagu is 152113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagu covers 613 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagu falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagu is Mandi Dabwali, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagu.

Bhagu is about 50 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagu is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Mandi Dabwāli is about 10 km away. Mandi Dabwali is about 10 km away. Malout is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheowali (1.6 km), Mehna (2.2 km) and Banwala Anu (2.8 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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