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About Bhankla Village

Bhankla is a large village in Rampur Maniharan tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,551, made up of 2,424 males and 2,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 547.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhankla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhankla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Rampur Maniharan
Pincode 247451
Area (hectares) 547.25 hectares
Population 4,551
Male Population 2,424
Female Population 2,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bhankla compares

By the 2011 count Bhankla is the 16th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,103 residents. Its 547.25 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Bhankla

Bhankla 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 Bhankla 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhankla from other places

Bhankla lies about 15 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhankla, about 1.5 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 Bhankla
Nearest railway station Bhankla 1.5 km
Nearest town Rāmpur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Maniharan 15 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 15 km

Villages closest to Bhankla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Maniharan 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 Bhankla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhankla village had a population of 4,551. That makes it the 16th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,103 residents.

Bhankla village has 2,424 males and 2,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhankla has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Bhankla is 247451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhankla covers 547.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhankla falls under Rampur Maniharan tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhankla is Bhankla, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhankla.

Bhankla is about 15 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhankla is in Rampur Maniharan tehsil of Saharanpur district. Bhankla is about 1.5 km away. Rāmpur is about 5.7 km away. Rampur Maniharan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajupur (1.7 km), Khanpur (2.1 km) and Dehari (2.1 km).

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

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