Bhangal Kalan | |
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Village | |
![]() ![]() Bhangal Kalan Location in Punjab, India ![]() ![]() Bhangal Kalan Bhangal Kalan (India) | |
Coordinates: 31°06′56″N 76°04′59″E / 31.1154514°N 76.0829646°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Punjab |
District | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
Government | |
• Type | Panchayat raj |
• Body | Gram panchayat |
Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,890[1] |
Sex ratio 970/920 ♂/♀ | |
Languages | |
• Official | Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 144421 |
Telephone code | 01823 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
Post office | Sahlon[2] |
Website | nawanshahr |
Bhangal Kalan is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. Kalan is a Persian word for big and Khurd is a Persian word for small, when two villages have the same name they are distinguished by using Kalan or Khurd with the village name. It is situated on Bahara-Nawanshahr link road and located 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) away from postal head office Sahlon, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Rahon, 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 94 kilometres (58 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.[3]