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About Bhikhu Nangal Village

Bhikhu Nangal is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 523 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikhu Nangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhu Nangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144806
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 523
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhikhu Nangal compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhu Nangal is the 87th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhikhu Nangal

Bhikhu Nangal 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 Bhikhu Nangal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhikhu Nangal from other places

Bhikhu 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 Bhikhu 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 Bhikhu 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 Bhikhu Nangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhu Nangal village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 87th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Bhikhu Nangal village has 523 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhu Nangal has about 937 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 Bhikhu Nangal is 144806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikhu Nangal covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhikhu Nangal is Kartarpur, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhikhu Nangal.

Bhikhu 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.

Bhikhu 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 Bhikha 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 Bhikhu Nangal today is likely to be higher.

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