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About Bhangal Village

Bhangal is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 275 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 275
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangal compares

By the 2011 count Bhangal is the 125th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 908.

Getting to Bhangal

Bhangal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangal from other places

Bhangal lies about 36 km from Ludhiana. 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 Bhangal
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 3.7 km
Nearest town Khanna 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 36 km

Villages closest to Bhangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangal village had a population of 516. That makes it the 125th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bhangal village has 275 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangal has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Bhangal is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangal covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangal falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Bhangal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangal.

Bhangal is about 36 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangal is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 3.7 km away. Khanna is about 11 km away. Ludhiana is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boundal (under 2 km), Gharkhanna (under 2 km) and Utalan (1.9 km).

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

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