# Bhanguan Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/bhanguan/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Bhanguan Bhanguan is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140406**. The 2011 Census counted **494 people in 97 households**, the 67th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 494people (2011) - 97households - 82.8%literacy - 140406PIN code ## Bhanguan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhanguan is 140406.** Bhanguan falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140406 - Gram panchayatBhanguan - Community development blockBassi Pathana - Census village code032574 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhanguan from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)9 km by road - Bassi Pathana (nearest town)3 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 Bhanguan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanguan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalaur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Bhanguan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Bhanguan Of every 100 households in Bhanguan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bhanguan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****85%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **23% Tap water ****17%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **58% Use banking services ****87%** **74% Television ****79%** **85% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****67%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **13% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Bhanguan? ■ Bhanguan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **870 Working population ****34.2%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 76.5% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 18 (11%) · **■** Other work 71 (42%) · **■** Marginal 12 (7%) 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 Bassi Pathana - Naraina524 people - Shergarh Bara517 people - Dedahran515 people - Bhaganpur509 people - Udalpur467 people - Ladpuri440 people - Rasulpur436 people - Kheri Bhai Ki422 people [All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhanguan?140406 - How far is Bhanguan from Fatehgarh Sahib?9 km by road - What is the population of Bhanguan?494 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhanguan in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhanguan?82.8% (Census 2011)