About Bhangian Village

Bhangian is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 82 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangian village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	216.17 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	82
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangian compares

By the 2011 count Bhangian is the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 216.17 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Bhangian

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

Bhangian lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 18 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 Bhangian
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	7.4 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	18 km
District headquarters	Chamba	34 km

Villages closest to Bhangian

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Bhangian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangian village had a population of 158. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Bhangian village has 82 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangian has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Bhangian is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangian covers 216.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangian falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhangian is Jawanwala Shahr, about 18 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 Bhangian.

Bhangian is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangian is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 7.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.