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About Bhagota Village

Bhagota is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 90 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,322 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagota village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 221.46 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 90
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,322
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagota compares

By the 2011 count Bhagota is the 143rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 221.46 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1152.

Getting to Bhagota

Bhagota is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhagota as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhagota from other places

Bhagota lies about 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 92 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 Bhagota
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 19 km
District headquarters Chamoli 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 58 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 92 km

Villages closest to Bhagota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagota village had a population of 209. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bhagota village has 90 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagota has about 1322 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bhagota is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagota covers 221.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagota falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagota is Ramnagar, about 92 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 10+ km distance for Bhagota.

Bhagota is about 25 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagota is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 19 km away. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tuneda (under 2 km), Rains (under 2 km) and Chopata (under 2 km).

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

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