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About Bhagnal Village

Bhagnal is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176402
Area (hectares) 32.42 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagnal compares

By the 2011 count Bhagnal is the 104th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 32.42 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bhagnal

Bhagnal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagnal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhagnal from other places

Bhagnal lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 4.6 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 Bhagnal
Nearest railway station Kandrori 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 6.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 8.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 54 km

Villages closest to Bhagnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagnal village had a population of 49. That makes it the 104th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Bhagnal village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagnal has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bhagnal is 176402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagnal covers 32.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagnal falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhagnal is Kandrori, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagnal.

Bhagnal is about 54 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagnal is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 4.6 km away. Indora is about 6.5 km away. Mamun is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balir Malot (under 2 km), Chakban Malot (under 2 km) and Malot (under 2 km).

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

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