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About Bangian Village

Bangian is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 143 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140025
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 143
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bangian compares

By the 2011 count Bangian is the 133rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bangian

Bangian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bangian from other places

Bangian lies about 18 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 1.7 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 Bangian
Nearest railway station Morinda Junction 1.7 km
Nearest town Morinda 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 12 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 18 km

Villages closest to Bangian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Bangian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangian village had a population of 264. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bangian village has 143 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangian has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bangian is 140025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangian covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangian falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bangian is Morinda Junction, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bangian.

Bangian is about 18 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangian is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda Junction is about 1.7 km away. Morinda is about 2.0 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholan Majra (under 2 km), Saheri (under 2 km) and Aurnauli (under 2 km).

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

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