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About Bhagalwan Village

Bhagalwan is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 82 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagalwan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 126.64 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 82
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagalwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhagalwan is the 138th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 126.64 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Bhagalwan

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

Bhagalwan lies about 25 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Bhagalwan
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 35 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 35 km

Villages closest to Bhagalwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagalwan village had a population of 182. That makes it the 138th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bhagalwan village has 82 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagalwan has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Bhagalwan is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagalwan covers 126.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagalwan falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhagalwan is Kotdwara, about 35 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 Bhagalwan.

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

Bhagalwan is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lekoli (1.5 km), Taleri (1.7 km) and Rauta (1.8 km).

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

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