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About Bhanglehra Village

Bhanglehra is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 174 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanglehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanglehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 94.97 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 174
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanglehra compares

By the 2011 count Bhanglehra is the 78th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 94.97 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhanglehra

Bhanglehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanglehra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhanglehra from other places

Bhanglehra lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 Bhanglehra
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 41 km

Villages closest to Bhanglehra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanglehra village had a population of 357. That makes it the 78th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Bhanglehra village has 174 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanglehra has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhanglehra is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanglehra covers 94.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanglehra falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanglehra is Kiratpur Sahib, about 41 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 - 10 km distance for Bhanglehra.

Bhanglehra is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanglehra is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhant Rehar (under 2 km), Bharjwanu (under 2 km) and Chahri (1.5 km).

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

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