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About Bhagara Village

Bhagara is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 31 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 47.04 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 31
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,258
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagara compares

By the 2011 count Bhagara is the 146th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 47.04 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Bhagara

Bhagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagara as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagara from other places

Bhagara lies about 24 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Bhagara
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 24 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 33 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 82 km

Villages closest to Bhagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagara village had a population of 70. That makes it the 146th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Bhagara village has 31 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagara has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Bhagara is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagara covers 47.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagara falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagara is Rishikesh, about 82 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagara.

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

Bhagara is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 24 km away. Srīnagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naini (4.1 km), Dungri (4.1 km) and Simalt (4.4 km).

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

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