About Bhanglan Village

Bhanglan is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 547 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanglan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanglan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	1,040
Male Population	547
Female Population	493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanglan compares

By the 2011 count Bhanglan is the 21st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bhanglan

Bhanglan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanglan 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 Bhanglan from other places

Bhanglan lies about 48 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 6.4 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 Bhanglan
Nearest railway station	Bharatgarh	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	8.5 km
Nearest town	Ropar	19 km
District headquarters	Solan	48 km

Villages closest to Bhanglan

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

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Common questions about Bhanglan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanglan village had a population of 1,040. That makes it the 21st largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bhanglan village has 547 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanglan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bhanglan is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanglan covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanglan falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanglan is Bharatgarh, about 6.4 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 Bhanglan.

Bhanglan is about 48 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanglan is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 6.4 km away. Nalagarh is about 8.5 km away. Ropar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.