# Bhangala Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/bhangala/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Bhangala Bhangala is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144306**. The 2011 Census counted **6,786 people in 1,405 households**, the 1st largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 6,786people (2011) - 1,405households - 85.3%literacy - 144306PIN code ## Bhangala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhangala is 144306.** Bhangala falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144306 - Gram panchayatBhangala ,Purana Bhangala - Community development blockMukerian - Census village code031179 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhangala from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)63 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)10 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 Bhangala? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Bhangala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Bhangala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 645 hectares of village land is sown, and 535 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 Bhangala Of every 100 households in Bhangala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Bhangala · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****61%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **56% Tap water ****13%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **44% Use banking services ****69%** **84% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****73%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Bhangala? ■ Bhangala · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732** **851 Working population ****26.6%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 81.2% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 229 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (4%) · **■** Household industry 156 (9%) · **■** Other work 1,143 (63%) · **■** Marginal 211 (12%) 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 Mukerian - Budha Bar5,665 people - Sandhwal5,306 people - Depur5,189 people - Bhambotar4,094 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhangala?144306 - How far is Bhangala from Hoshiarpur?63 km by road - What is the population of Bhangala?6,786 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhangala in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhangala?85.3% (Census 2011)