About Bhangara Village

Bhangara is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,720, made up of 1,462 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2612.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangara village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	2612.7 hectares
Population	2,720
Male Population	1,462
Female Population	1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangara compares

By the 2011 count Bhangara is the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 2612.7 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 940.

Getting to Bhangara

Bhangara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 41 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Qazigund, about 22 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 town	Kulgam	16 km
Nearest railway station	Qazigund	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	26 km
District headquarters	Ramban	41 km

Villages closest to Bhangara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangara village had a population of 2,720. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Bhangara village has 1,462 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangara has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bhangara is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangara covers 2612.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangara falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bhangara is Qazigund, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangara.

Bhangara is about 41 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangara is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Kulgam is about 16 km away. Qazigund is about 22 km away. Banihal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.