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About Bhangara Village

Bhangara is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 47 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 77.99 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 47
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,191
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 Bhangara compares

By the 2011 count Bhangara is the 98th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 77.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 954.

Getting to Bhangara

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

Bhangara lies about 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Solan Brewery, about 4.7 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 Bhangara
Nearest railway station Solan Brewery 4.7 km
Nearest town Solan 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Bhangara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangara village had a population of 103. That makes it the 98th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bhangara village has 47 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangara has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhangara is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangara covers 77.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangara falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhangara is Solan Brewery, about 4.7 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 Bhangara.

Bhangara is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangara is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Solan Brewery is about 4.7 km away. Solan is about 5.4 km away. Chirgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharot (4.0 km), Denwari (9.4 km) and Thana (9.6 km).

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

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