Bhanguri | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 32.3885°N 75.8143°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Pathankot |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Dhar Kalan |
Government Type: | Panchayat raj |
Governing Body: | Gram panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 524 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Total Households |
Population Blank1: | 336 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1695 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 846/849 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi, Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 145022 |
Area Total Ha: | 808 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone |
Area Code: | 01870 |
Registration Plate: | PB-06 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
Bhanguri is a village in Dhar Kalan tehsil in Pathankot district of Punjab State, India. It is located from Pathankot City, the district headquarters and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.
, The village has a total number of 336 houses and the population of 1695 of which 846 are males while 849 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of the village is 86.41%, highest than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 201 which is 11.86% of total population of the village, and child sex ratio is approximately 718 lower than the state average of 846.[2]
Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 19.53% of total population in the village. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.
As per census 2011, 485 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of the village which includes 397 males and 88 females. According to census survey report 2011, 88.45% workers describe their work as main work and 11.55% workers are involved in marginal activity providing the livelihood for less than 6 months.
The nearest train station is located away in Dalhousie road and Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is away from the village.