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About Bhanoki Village

Bhanoki is a large village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,351, made up of 1,220 males and 1,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanoki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanoki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 381.63 hectares
Population 2,351
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhanoki compares

By the 2011 count Bhanoki is the 18th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 381.63 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhanoki

Bhanoki 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 Bhanoki as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhanoki from other places

Bhanoki lies about 40 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Phagwara Junction, about 3.4 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 Bhanoki
Nearest railway station Phagwara Junction 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 4.5 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 4.5 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 40 km

Villages closest to Bhanoki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanoki village had a population of 2,351. That makes it the 18th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Bhanoki village has 1,220 males and 1,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanoki has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhanoki is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanoki covers 381.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhanoki falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhanoki is Phagwara Junction, about 3.4 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 village for Bhanoki.

Bhanoki is about 40 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanoki is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Phagwara Junction is about 3.4 km away. Phagwara is about 4.5 km away. Phagwāra is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakar Ki (under 2 km), Kirpalpur (1.8 km) and Nihalgarh (2.1 km).

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

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