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About Bhangala Village

Bhangala is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,451, made up of 1,268 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152117
Area (hectares) 885 hectares
Population 2,451
Male Population 1,268
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhangala compares

By the 2011 count Bhangala is the 68th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 885 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bhangala

Bhangala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangala from other places

Bhangala lies about 84 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Pakki, about 7.2 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 Bhangala
Nearest railway station Pakki 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 13 km
District headquarters Firozpur 84 km

Villages closest to Bhangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangala village had a population of 2,451. That makes it the 68th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Bhangala village has 1,268 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bhangala is 152117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangala covers 885 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangala falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhangala is Pakki, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangala.

Bhangala is about 84 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangala is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Pakki is about 7.2 km away. Abohar is about 13 km away. Firozpur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramgarh (1.5 km), Chanan Khera (3.1 km) and Kundal (3.9 km).

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

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