# Bhangara Village, Banihal, Ramban (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Banihal, Ramban 

# Bhangara

Bhangara is a village in Banihal sub-district of Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **182146**. The 2011 Census counted **2,720 people in 535 households**, the 19th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 2,720people (2011)
- 535households
- 34.9%literacy
- 182146PIN code

## Bhangara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhangara is 182146.** Bhangara falls in Banihal sub-district, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code182146
- Gram panchayatBhangara
- Community development blockRamsoo
- Census village code004546

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bhangara from nearby towns?

- Banihal (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Ramban (district HQ)43 km by road
- Banihal (nearest town)28 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bhangara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhangara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ukheal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banihal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banihal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhangara known for?

The main crops are **maize, beans and patatos**. About 5% of the 2,613 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bhangara

Of every 100 households in Bhangara in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhangara · ■ Banihal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**70%

Tap water ****52%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****99%**

**71%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bhangara?

■ Bhangara · ■ Banihal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.9%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**933

Working population ****30.6%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.2% for men and 20.8% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 523 (63%) · **■** Other work 193 (23%) · **■** Marginal 117 (14%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Banihal

- Panchal3,069 people
- Maho3,047 people
- Paristan2,976 people
- Seripati2,827 people
- Alanbas2,581 people
- Chanchloo2,399 people
- Kaskoot2,104 people
- Chak Narwah2,017 people

[All 34 villages in Banihal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/ramban/banihal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhangara?182146
- How far is Bhangara from Ramban?43 km by road
- What is the population of Bhangara?2,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangara in?Ramban district (Banihal sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangara?34.9% (Census 2011)
