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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 626 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 626
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 63rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 39 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 5.7 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 Bangaon
Nearest railway station Ghogha 5.7 km
Nearest town Colgong 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 25 km
District headquarters Banka 39 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajaun 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 Bangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Bangaon village has 626 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangaon falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Ghogha, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 39 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Ghogha is about 5.7 km away. Colgong is about 13 km away. Rajaun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleanpur (3.6 km), Udaipur (4.6 km) and Raipura (5.1 km).

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

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