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About Bhangal Kalan Village

Bhangal Kalan is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,890, made up of 970 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangal Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangal Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144514
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 1,890
Male Population 970
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhangal Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhangal Kalan is the 45th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Bhangal Kalan

Bhangal Kalan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhangal Kalan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangal Kalan from other places

Bhangal Kalan lies about 2.5 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.1 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 Bhangal Kalan
Nearest railway station Nawanshahr Daoba Junction 2.1 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 2.8 km

Villages closest to Bhangal Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 Bhangal Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangal Kalan village had a population of 1,890. That makes it the 45th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Bhangal Kalan village has 970 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangal Kalan has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhangal Kalan is 144514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangal Kalan covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhangal Kalan falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhangal Kalan is Nawanshahr Daoba Junction, about 2.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangal Kalan.

Bhangal Kalan is about 2.5 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangal Kalan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Nawanshahr Daoba Junction is about 2.1 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 2.5 km away. Nawanshahr is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariam (under 2 km), Amargarh (2.0 km) and Begampur (2.3 km).

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

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