About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 334 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Sonhaula
Pincode	813205
Area (hectares)	169.2 hectares
Population	623
Male Population	334
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
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 91st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 169.2 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

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 21 km from Bhagalpur, 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	Sonhaula	21 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	21 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonhaula 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 623. That makes it the 91st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bangaon village has 334 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 169.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangaon falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur 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 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 21 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 5.7 km away. Colgong is about 13 km away. Sonhaula is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.