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About Bhangor Village

Bhangor is a large village in Bhanvad tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,257, made up of 2,180 males and 2,077 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3867.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangor village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Bhanvad
Pincode 360515
Area (hectares) 3867.97 hectares
Population 4,257
Male Population 2,180
Female Population 2,077
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangor compares

By the 2011 count Bhangor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 3867.97 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bhangor

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

Bhangor lies about 47 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Gop Jam, about 7.3 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 Bhangor
Nearest railway station Gop Jam 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanvad 20 km
Nearest town Bhānvad 20 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 47 km

Villages closest to Bhangor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangor village had a population of 4,257. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Bhangor village has 2,180 males and 2,077 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangor has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bhangor is 360515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangor covers 3867.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangor falls under Bhanvad tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhangor is Gop Jam, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Bhangor.

Bhangor is about 47 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangor is in Bhanvad tehsil of Jamnagar district. Gop Jam is about 7.3 km away. Bhanvad is about 20 km away. Bhānvad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gunda (18 km), Gundla (18 km) and Katkola (26 km).

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

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