Bhagwangarh

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Bhagwangarh
Bhukhianwali
village
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Bhagwangarh
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Bhagwangarh
Bhagwangarh (India)
Coordinates: 30°04′00″N74°55′23″E / 30.066615°N 74.923069°E / 30.066615; 74.923069
Country India
State Punjab
Region Punjab
District Bathinda
Tehsil Talwandi Sabo [1]
Government
 • Type Panchayat
Elevation
205 m (673 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,659 [1]
Languages
 • Official Punjabi
 • Regional Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
151401
Telephone code01655
Vehicle registration PB-03
Nearest city Bathinda
Sex ratio 1000/882 ♂/♀
Climate BSh (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature43 °C (109 °F)
Avg. winter temperature05 °C (41 °F)

Bhagwangarh, also known as Bhukhianwali is a village of Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district of Indian Punjab. [1]

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Location

Bhagwangarh is surrounded by Bathinda Tehsil, Dabwali Tehsil, Giddedrbaha Tehsil and Lambi Tehsil.

Geography

Bhagwangarh, a.k.a Bhukhianwali, is approximately centered at 30°04′00″N74°55′23″E / 30.066672°N 74.923075°E / 30.066672; 74.923075 . Located 205 meters (673 ft) above sea level, it is 23 kilometers (14 mi) from the district headquarter, Bathinda, and surrounding villages are Shergarh, Dunnewala and Mall Wala.

Demographics

Punjabi is the mother tongue and Sikhism is the dominant religion of the village with other minorities. As of 2011 census, the total population of the village is 2659 with 546 households, 1413 males and 1246 females. [1] The sex ratio is 882 females per 1000 males, with children sex ratio of 847. The literacy rate of the village is 61.85% with male literacy 69.50% and female, 53.20%. Jatt is dominant caste of the village with Schedule Caste (SC) constituting 34.45% of the population and no Schedule Tribe (ST) population. [1]

Transportation

The village is about 19 km from Bathinda and 232 km from Chandigarh. The nearest railway station is Sangat Rail Way Station.

Nearby places

Post Offices

Education

Personalities

Gurmel Singh Dhillon, a noted Punjabi songwriter are from this village.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali Population - Bathinda, Punjab". Census 2011. www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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