About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 192 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	29 hectares
Population	369
Male Population	192
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within 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 Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 30 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 22 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 town	Kharagpur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	30 km
District headquarters	Banka	30 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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.

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Common questions about Bangaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 369. That makes it the 99th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bangaon village has 192 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 879.

Bangaon covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangaon falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Ganganiyan, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 30 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 Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 16 km away. Ganganiyan is about 22 km away. Shambhuganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.