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About Bhangwan Village

Bhangwan is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,103, made up of 1,096 males and 1,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, 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 Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 2,103
Male Population 1,096
Female Population 1,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhangwan compares

By the 2011 count Bhangwan is the 39th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 910.

Getting to Bhangwan

Bhangwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangwan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 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 Amritsar I 21 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 Amritsar I 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 2,103. That makes it the 39th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Bhangwan village has 1,096 males and 1,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangwan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhangwan is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangwan covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangwan falls under Amritsar I 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kotla Gujran is about 1.6 km away. Nangli is about 14 km away. Amritsar I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galowali (1.6 km), Kotla Gujjran (2.0 km) and Inaitpura (2.3 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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