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About Bangali Kalan Village

Bangali Kalan is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 302 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Bangali Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangali Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 302
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangali Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bangali Kalan is the 86th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bangali Kalan

Bangali Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangali Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bangali Kalan from other places

Bangali Kalan lies about 29 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 25 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 Bangali Kalan
Nearest town Kharagpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 29 km
District headquarters Banka 29 km

Villages closest to Bangali Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shambhuganj 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 Bangali Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangali Kalan village had a population of 589. That makes it the 86th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bangali Kalan village has 302 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangali Kalan has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Bangali Kalan covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangali Kalan falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangali Kalan is Ganganiyan, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bangali Kalan.

Bangali Kalan is about 29 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangali Kalan is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 17 km away. Ganganiyan is about 25 km away. Shambhuganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogi Bhaga (under 2 km), Bhalua (under 2 km) and Pawkuri (1.6 km).

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

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