Skip to main content

About Bhangala Village

Bhangala is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 114 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,219 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249194
Area (hectares) 187.6 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 114
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,219
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangala compares

By the 2011 count Bhangala is the 101st largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 187.6 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Bhangala

Bhangala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhangala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhangala from other places

Bhangala lies about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Bhangala
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 17 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 23 km

Villages closest to Bhangala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangala village had a population of 253. That makes it the 101st largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Bhangala village has 114 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangala has about 1219 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Bhangala is 249194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangala covers 187.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangala falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangala is Rishikesh, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhangala.

Bhangala is about 23 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangala is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 17 km away. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotar (under 2 km), Kyara (1.8 km) and Jamola (2.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.