About Bangawan Village

Bangawan is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 365 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813101
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	694
Male Population	365
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bangawan is the 79th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bangawan

Bangawan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bangawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangawan from other places

Bangawan lies about 40 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bangawan
Nearest town	Kharagpur	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	18 km
District headquarters	Banka	40 km

Villages closest to Bangawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bangawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangawan village had a population of 694. That makes it the 79th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bangawan village has 365 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bangawan is 813101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawan covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangawan falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangawan is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bangawan.

Bangawan is about 40 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangawan is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 5.4 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 18 km away. Belhar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.