Bhangalaਭਂਗਲਾ

Where is Bhangala?

Bhangala is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035198, and it covers 885 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,451 people in Bhangala: 1,268 men and 1,183 women, living in 478 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 885 hectares, the population density works out to about 277 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 272, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,133 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.98 per cent and women at 54.5 per cent. The census recorded 1,003 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 828 main workers, the largest group, 341, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 269 agricultural labourers and 215 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 175 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhangala's land. Of the village's 885 hectares, 817 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (817 hectares). About 68 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 354 cultivators and 426 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhangala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kundal, Ramgarh, Dharangwala and Gaddan Doab.

What is the population of Bhangala?

The population of Bhangala was 2,451 at the 2011 census, living in 478 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Bhangala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhangala has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.