About Bhangala Village

Bhangala is one of the larger villages in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,786, made up of 3,508 males and 3,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Mukerian
Pincode	144306
Area (hectares)	645 hectares
Population	6,786
Male Population	3,508
Female Population	3,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bhangala compares

By the 2011 count Bhangala is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 645 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bhangala

Bhangala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhangala 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangala from other places

Bhangala lies about 60 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhangala, about 1.7 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 Bhangala
Nearest railway station	Bhangala	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukerian	6.2 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	6.2 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	60 km

Villages closest to Bhangala

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.

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Common questions about Bhangala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangala village had a population of 6,786. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bhangala village has 3,508 males and 3,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangala has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bhangala is 144306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangala covers 645 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhangala falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhangala is Bhangala, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangala.

Bhangala is about 60 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangala is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Bhangala is about 1.7 km away. Mukerian is about 6.2 km away. Mukeriān is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.