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About Bhangchari Village

Bhangchari is a large village in Muktsar tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,134, made up of 2,190 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangchari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangchari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Muktsar
Pincode 152032
Area (hectares) 1287 hectares
Population 4,134
Male Population 2,190
Female Population 1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangchari compares

By the 2011 count Bhangchari is the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 1287 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Bhangchari

Bhangchari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangchari 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 Bhangchari from other places

Bhangchari lies about 11 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Badhai Balamgarh, about 8.9 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 Bhangchari
Nearest railway station Badhai Balamgarh 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Muktsar 11 km

Villages closest to Bhangchari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangchari village had a population of 4,134. That makes it the 8th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Bhangchari village has 2,190 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangchari has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Bhangchari is 152032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangchari covers 1287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangchari falls under Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhangchari is Badhai Balamgarh, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhangchari.

Bhangchari is about 11 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangchari is in Muktsar tehsil of Muktsar district. Badhai Balamgarh is about 8.9 km away. Muktsar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabra (1.7 km), Tamkot (3.5 km) and Dhigana (3.6 km).

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

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