About Bishangarh Village

Bishangarh is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,406, made up of 754 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bishangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bishangarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	271 hectares
Population	1,406
Male Population	754
Female Population	652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bishangarh compares

By the 2011 count Bishangarh is the 69th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 896.

Getting to Bishangarh

Bishangarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bishangarh as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bishangarh from other places

Bishangarh lies about 37 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kakrala, about 14 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 Bishangarh
Nearest town	Nābha	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kakrala	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	22 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	37 km

Villages closest to Bishangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bishangarh village had a population of 1,406. That makes it the 69th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Bishangarh village has 754 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bishangarh has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Bishangarh is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bishangarh covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bishangarh falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bishangarh is Kakrala, about 14 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 village for Bishangarh.

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

Bishangarh is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Nābha is about 14 km away. Kakrala is about 14 km away. Malerkotla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.