Bhangalaਭਂਗਲਾ

Where is Bhangala?

Bhangala is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Bhangala ,Purana Bhangala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031179, and it covers 645 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,786 people in Bhangala: 3,508 men and 3,278 women, living in 1,405 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 645 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,052 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 686, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,324 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.24 per cent and women at 81.22 per cent. The census recorded 1,805 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 1,594 main workers, the largest group, 1,143, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 229 cultivators on their own land and 156 household industry workers. A further 211 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 645 hectares, 546 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 535 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (163 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (372 hectares). About 92 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 236 cultivators and 96 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 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 Mukerian, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manjpur, Naharpur, Mojowal and Dhaula Khera.

What is the population of Bhangala?

The population of Bhangala was 6,786 at the 2011 census, living in 1,405 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bhangala have?

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