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About Bhikha Nangal Village

Bhikha Nangal is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 252 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikha Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikha Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144803
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 252
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhikha Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Bhikha Nangal is the 161st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhikha Nangal

Bhikha Nangal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhikha Nangal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikha Nangal from other places

Bhikha Nangal lies about 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kartarpur, about 2.1 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 Bhikha Nangal
Nearest railway station Kartarpur 2.1 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km

Villages closest to Bhikha Nangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Bhikha Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikha Nangal village had a population of 489. That makes it the 161st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bhikha Nangal village has 252 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikha Nangal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhikha Nangal is 144803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikha Nangal covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhikha Nangal falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhikha Nangal is Kartarpur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhikha Nangal.

Bhikha Nangal is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikha Nangal is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kartarpur is about 2.1 km away. Kartārpur is about 2.9 km away. Jalandhar II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhu Nangal (under 2 km), Dittu Nangal (under 2 km) and Parapind (under 2 km).

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

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