MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bhagirath mean?
Bhagīratha is the king whose austerities bring the Ganga to earth in traditional narratives. Hindi bhagirath prayas uses his name for an exceptionally sustained effort.
Pronunciation
IAST: bhāgīratha
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
भगीरथ
Letter-by-letter: bhāgīratha
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
भागीरथ
Letter-by-letter: bhāgīratha
81,161 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
भागिरथ
Letter-by-letter: bhāgiratha
2,970 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bhagirath in Indian usage
82,829 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 507 records (0.6%).
- Recorded as male: 82,322 records (99.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,505 |
| 1940s | 6,629 |
| 1950s | 11,576 |
| 1960s | 16,514 |
| 1970s | 16,826 |
| 1980s | 16,783 |
| 1990s | 11,466 |
| Other decades | 530 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 31,813 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 30,123 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 9,956 |
| Jharkhand | 4,459 |
| Bihar | 3,910 |
| Haryana | 1,659 |
| Punjab | 337 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 246 |
| Uttarakhand | 224 |
| Other states | 102 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001