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About Bhanohar Village

Bhanohar is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,404, made up of 1,281 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanohar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanohar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141102
Area (hectares) 520 hectares
Population 2,404
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhanohar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanohar is the 42nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 520 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Bhanohar

Bhanohar 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 Bhanohar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanohar from other places

Bhanohar lies about 15 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Bhanohad Punjab, about under 2 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 Bhanohar
Nearest railway station Bhanohad Punjab under 2 km
Nearest town Gil 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 15 km

Villages closest to Bhanohar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Bhanohar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanohar village had a population of 2,404. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Bhanohar village has 1,281 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanohar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Bhanohar is 141102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanohar covers 520 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanohar falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhanohar is Bhanohad Punjab, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bhanohar is about 15 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanohar is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Bhanohad Punjab is about under 2 km away. Gil is about 15 km away. Ludhiana West is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hassanpur (under 2 km), Karimpur (1.7 km) and Dakha (2.1 km).

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

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