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About Bhangali Village

Bhangali is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 223 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 112.18 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 223
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhangali compares

By the 2011 count Bhangali is the 9th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 112.18 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Bhangali

Bhangali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangali from other places

Bhangali lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Bhangali
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Bhangali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangali village had a population of 446. That makes it the 9th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bhangali village has 223 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangali has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Bhangali is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangali covers 112.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangali falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhangali is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangali.

Bhangali is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangali is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Dhira is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalah (under 2 km), Bhatka (4.9 km) and Uparla Nauana (8.0 km).

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

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