Bhangaliਭਂਗਲੀ

Where is Bhangali?

Bhangali is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and is served by the Batura gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030082, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 11 people in Bhangali: 4 men and 7 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 13 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 27 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 12.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 33.33 per cent and women at 0 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 64 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 7, were other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhangali's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 0 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhangali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bath, Batura, Chuheki and Bhangala.

What is the population of Bhangali?

The population of Bhangali was 11 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bhangali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhangali has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.