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About Bhanger Khera Village

Bhanger Khera is a large village in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,533, made up of 1,911 males and 1,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1594 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanger Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanger Khera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152132
Area (hectares) 1594 hectares
Population 3,533
Male Population 1,911
Female Population 1,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanger Khera compares

By the 2011 count Bhanger Khera is the 39th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 1594 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Bhanger Khera

Bhanger Khera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanger Khera as Available within 5 - 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 Bhanger Khera from other places

Bhanger Khera lies about 119 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Banwali, about 10 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 Bhanger Khera
Nearest railway station Banwali 10 km
Nearest town Sri Ganganagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 25 km
District headquarters Firozpur 119 km

Villages closest to Bhanger Khera

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 Bhanger Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanger Khera village had a population of 3,533. That makes it the 39th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Bhanger Khera village has 1,911 males and 1,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanger Khera has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Bhanger Khera is 152132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanger Khera covers 1594 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanger Khera falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhanger Khera is Banwali, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanger Khera.

Bhanger Khera is about 119 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanger Khera is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Banwali is about 10 km away. Sri Ganganagar is about 14 km away. Abohar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paniwala Mahla (2.2 km), Jandwala Hanwanta (4.5 km) and Dhinganwali (6.2 km).

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

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