Bhangala

Bhangalan is a small village located in the Abohar Block of Fazilka district, Punjab, India. It is 32km from the India-Pakistan Border, and 5km from National Highway 7 (NH7). Bhangalan has two distinct regions, Bhangal Patti and Gill Patti (also known as Jhorar Patti and Jhorar Gill). The Gill families come from Gurusar (also known as Gurusar Ghagga) near Giddarbaha.DemographicsAccording to the 2011 Indian Census, Bhangalan has a population of 2,451 people distributed throughout 478 households. The 2016 report showed that there were 1,268 men, 1,183 women, and 272 children aged 0–6 years. The village of Bhangalan has an average literacy rate of 63.52%, which is 12% below the average in the state of Punjab. The average male literacy rate is 71.98% and the average female literacy rate is 54.50%. Most Bhangalan villagers are subsistence farmers.Bhangalan is in the Balluana constituency of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, represented by Nathu Ram of the Indian National Congress (INC), and the Firozpur constituency of the Parliament of India, represented by Sher Singh Ghubaya of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Supreme Akali Party; SAD), a Sikh-centric party.ClimateBhangala's temperature generally ranges from 4.1to in a typical year. January and May are the coldest and the warmest months, respectively. Precipitation peaks in August, which has an average rainfall of 169.9mm. December is the driest month with only 8.9mm of rainfall.