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About Bhaghura Village

Bhaghura is a large village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,136, made up of 1,125 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.22 hectares hectares.

Bhaghura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaghura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Area (hectares) 117.22 hectares
Population 2,136
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhaghura compares

By the 2011 count Bhaghura is the 43rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 117.22 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhaghura

The census records public bus service for Bhaghura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaghura from other places

Bhaghura lies about 16 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 2.1 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 Bhaghura
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 2.1 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 14 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 16 km

Villages closest to Bhaghura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaghura village had a population of 2,136. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Bhaghura village has 1,125 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaghura has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Bhaghura covers 117.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhaghura falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaghura is Sahjanwa, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhaghura.

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

Bhaghura is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sahjanwa is about 2.1 km away. Khalīlābād is about 14 km away. Gorakhpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semra (under 2 km), Semradanri (under 2 km) and Daftari (under 2 km).

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

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