About Bhallan Village

Bhallan is a large village in Nangal tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,674, made up of 1,844 males and 1,830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 866 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhallan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhallan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Nangal
Pincode	140126
Area (hectares)	866 hectares
Population	3,674
Male Population	1,844
Female Population	1,830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhallan compares

By the 2011 count Bhallan is the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 866 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bhallan

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

Bhallan lies about 37 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupali, about 5.1 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 Bhallan
Nearest railway station	Bhanupali	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nangal	13 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	37 km

Villages closest to Bhallan

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

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Common questions about Bhallan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhallan village had a population of 3,674. That makes it the 4th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Bhallan village has 1,844 males and 1,830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhallan has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bhallan is 140126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhallan covers 866 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhallan falls under Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhallan is Bhanupali, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhallan.

Bhallan is about 37 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhallan is in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bhanupali is about 5.1 km away. Nangal is about 13 km away. Rupnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.