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About Bhangwan Village

Bhangwan is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 600 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143119
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 600
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Bhangwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhangwan is the 137th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhangwan

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

Bhangwan lies about 21 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 1.6 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 Bhangwan
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 1.6 km
Nearest town Nangli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 21 km

Villages closest to Bhangwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangwan village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 137th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bhangwan village has 600 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangwan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bhangwan is 143119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangwan covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangwan falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhangwan is Kotla Gujran, about 1.6 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 Bhangwan.

Bhangwan is about 21 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangwan is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Kotla Gujran is about 1.6 km away. Nangli is about 14 km away. Ajnala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anayatpura (2.3 km), Mehmadpura (3.3 km) and Sangatpura (3.5 km).

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

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