Bhagana, Hisar

Bhagana (Hisar)
Map of Haryana showing the location of Bhagana (Hisar)
Bhagana (Hisar)
Location in Haryana
Map of Haryana showing the location of Bhagana (Hisar)
Bhagana (Hisar)
Bhagana (Hisar) (India)
Coordinates: 29°04′11″N 75°51′07″E / 29.069596°N 75.851943°E / 29.069596; 75.851943Coordinates: 29°04′11″N 75°51′07″E / 29.069596°N 75.851943°E / 29.069596; 75.851943
Country India
State Haryana
District Hisar district
Municipality Hissar, Haryana
Population (2011)
 • Total 5,198
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Website www.hisar.nic.in

Bhagana is a village in Hisar Tehsil in Hisar district, Haryana, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Bhagana (Hisar) had a population of 5198 in 1047 households. Males (2765) constitute 53.19% of the population and females (2433) 46.8%. Bhagana has an average literacy (3079) rate of 59.23%, less than the national average of 74%: male literacy (1897) is 61.61%, and female literacy (1182) is 38.38% of total literates (3079). In Bhagana (Hisar) 13.28% of the population is under 6 years of age (596).[1]

Dalit Atrocities

The Bhagana Rape case is known in whole India as atrocities against Dalit girls of the village.[2] In August 2015, due to discrimination from upper castes of the village about 100 dalit families of the district’s Bhagana village converted to Islam in a ceremony at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.[3][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bhagana". 2011 Census of India. Government of India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dalit girl from Bhagana, Haryana bring to a nation that thinks it has now become sensitive to sexual assault".
  3. ↑ Service, Tribune News (6 September 2015). "Bhagana Dalits convert to Islam for 'dignified life'". tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bhagana-dalits-convert-to-islam-for-dignified-life/117311.html. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Manvir SainiManvir Saini, TNN (9 August 2015). "Dalits from Bhagana convert to Islam". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "100 Dalit families of Hisar village convert to Islam at Jantar Mantar". hindustantimes.com. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.


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