About Bhanguri Village

Bhanguri is a mid sized village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,695, made up of 846 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 808 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanguri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanguri village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dhar Kalan
Pincode	145022
Area (hectares)	808 hectares
Population	1,695
Male Population	846
Female Population	849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanguri compares

By the 2011 count Bhanguri is the 11th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 808 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bhanguri

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

Bhanguri lies about 88 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 39 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 Bhanguri
Nearest town	Chamba	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhar Kalan	32 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	39 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	88 km

Villages closest to Bhanguri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Bhanguri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanguri village had a population of 1,695. That makes it the 11th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Bhanguri village has 846 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanguri has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bhanguri is 145022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanguri covers 808 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanguri falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhanguri is Nurpur Road, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanguri.

Bhanguri is about 88 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanguri is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Chamba is about 2.9 km away. Dhar Kalan is about 32 km away. Nurpur Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.