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About Bangla Rai Village

Bangla Rai is a mid sized village in Patti tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 485 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangla Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangla Rai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Patti
Pincode 143416
Area (hectares) 317.4 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 485
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangla Rai compares

By the 2011 count Bangla Rai is the 128th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents. Its 317.4 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 894.

Getting to Bangla Rai

Bangla Rai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangla Rai as Available within <5 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 Bangla Rai from other places

Bangla Rai lies about 35 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Gharyala, about 7.6 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 Bangla Rai
Nearest railway station Gharyala 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Patti 15 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 35 km

Villages closest to Bangla Rai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patti 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 Bangla Rai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangla Rai village had a population of 900. That makes it the 128th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,894 residents.

Bangla Rai village has 485 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangla Rai has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Bangla Rai is 143416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangla Rai covers 317.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangla Rai falls under Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bangla Rai is Gharyala, about 7.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangla Rai.

Bangla Rai is about 35 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangla Rai is in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Gharyala is about 7.6 km away. Patti is about 15 km away. Tarn Taran is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Budha (under 2 km), Bhaowal (1.5 km) and Sito Mah Jhungian (2.3 km).

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

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