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About Ban Bhangoh Village

Ban Bhangoh is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 80 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Bhangoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Bhangoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 141.59 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 80
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Ban Bhangoh compares

By the 2011 count Ban Bhangoh is the 147th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 141.59 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Ban Bhangoh

Ban Bhangoh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Bhangoh 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 Ban Bhangoh from other places

Ban Bhangoh lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 Ban Bhangoh
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 14 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km

Villages closest to Ban Bhangoh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 Ban Bhangoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Bhangoh village had a population of 149. That makes it the 147th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Ban Bhangoh village has 80 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Bhangoh has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Ban Bhangoh is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Bhangoh covers 141.59 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.

Ban Bhangoh falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Bhangoh is Joginder Nagar, about 19 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 Ban Bhangoh.

Ban Bhangoh is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Bhangoh is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 14 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banyorka (under 2 km), Badoi (3.2 km) and Banali (3.8 km).

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

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