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About Bhagalan Village

Bhagalan is a mid sized village in Rupnagar tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 343 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Rupnagar
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 343
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhagalan is the 62nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 892.

Getting to Bhagalan

Bhagalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhagalan from other places

Bhagalan lies about 7.9 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 6.9 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 Bhagalan
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rupnagar 7.9 km
Nearest town Ropar 7.9 km

Villages closest to Bhagalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagalan village had a population of 649. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Bhagalan village has 343 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagalan has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bhagalan is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagalan covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagalan falls under Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhagalan is Ghanauli, about 6.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhagalan.

Bhagalan is about 7.9 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagalan is in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district. Ghanauli is about 6.9 km away. Rupnagar is about 7.9 km away. Ropar is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanana (2.8 km), Naurangpur (2.8 km) and Bagwali (2.8 km).

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

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