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About Tola Bangawan Village

Tola Bangawan is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,211, made up of 635 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Tola Bangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Bangawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Belhar
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 1,211
Male Population 635
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tola Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Tola Bangawan is the 49th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Tola Bangawan

Tola Bangawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tola Bangawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Tola Bangawan from other places

Tola 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 Tola 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 Tola 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.

Common questions about Tola Bangawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Bangawan village had a population of 1,211. That makes it the 49th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Tola Bangawan village has 635 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Tola Bangawan covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tola Bangawan falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tola 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 village for Tola Bangawan.

Tola 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.

Tola 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bangawan (under 2 km), Kharundha (1.8 km) and Tola Dhapri (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Tola Bangawan today is likely to be higher.

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