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About Bhana Village

Bhana is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 194 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146108
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 194
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 Bhana compares

By the 2011 count Bhana is the 235th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Bhana

The census records public bus service for Bhana 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 Bhana from other places

Bhana lies about 24 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 Bhana
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 14 km
Nearest town Banga 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 23 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bhana

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 Bhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhana village had a population of 355. That makes it the 235th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Bhana village has 194 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhana has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Bhana is 146108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhana covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhana falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhana is Saila Khurd, about 14 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 Bhana.

Bhana is about 24 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhana is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 14 km away. Banga is about 16 km away. Garhshankar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alawalpur (under 2 km), Laksihan (under 2 km) and Mahal (under 2 km).

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

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