Skip to main content

About Bhajjal Village

Bhajjal is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 529 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajjal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144528
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 529
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhajjal compares

By the 2011 count Bhajjal is the 112th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bhajjal

The census records public bus service for Bhajjal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhajjal from other places

Bhajjal lies about 38 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Satnaur Badesron, about 2.6 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 Bhajjal
Nearest railway station Satnaur Badesron 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 3.7 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Bhajjal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajjal village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 112th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bhajjal village has 529 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajjal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bhajjal is 144528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhajjal covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhajjal falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhajjal is Satnaur Badesron, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhajjal.

Bhajjal is about 38 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhajjal is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Satnaur Badesron is about 2.6 km away. Garhshankar is about 3.7 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golian (under 2 km), Parowal (under 2 km) and Badowal (1.7 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All