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About Bhangola Village

Bhangola is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 46 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 43.16 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 46
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangola compares

By the 2011 count Bhangola is the 233rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 43.16 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bhangola

Bhangola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangola as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhangola from other places

Bhangola lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 14 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 Bhangola
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Talwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Bhangola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Bhangola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangola village had a population of 104. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bhangola village has 46 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangola has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bhangola is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangola covers 43.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangola falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhangola is Tripal, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Bhangola.

Bhangola is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangola is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 2.2 km away. Tripal is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasuhi (under 2 km), Nagwal Lahr (under 2 km) and Sanot (under 2 km).

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

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