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About Bhamnal Village

Bhamnal is a large village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,111, made up of 1,072 males and 1,039 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamnal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 359 hectares
Population 2,111
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 1,039
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamnal compares

By the 2011 count Bhamnal is the 16th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 359 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhamnal

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

Bhamnal lies about 57 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 11 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 Bhamnal
Nearest railway station Bhangala 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 13 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 13 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 57 km

Villages closest to Bhamnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamnal village had a population of 2,111. That makes it the 16th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bhamnal village has 1,072 males and 1,039 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamnal has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhamnal is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamnal covers 359 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhamnal falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhamnal is Bhangala, about 11 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 Bhamnal.

Bhamnal is about 57 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamnal is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 11 km away. Mukerian is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhang (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Puro Chak (2.1 km).

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

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