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About Angra Village

Angra is one of the larger villages in Dobhi tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,069, made up of 2,620 males and 2,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Angra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Angra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dobhi
Pincode 824201
Area (hectares) 581 hectares
Population 5,069
Male Population 2,620
Female Population 2,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Angra compares

By the 2011 count Angra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Angra

Angra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Angra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Angra from other places

Angra lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 27 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 Angra
Tehsil headquarters Dobhi 2.8 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 11 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 27 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Angra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Angra village had a population of 5,069. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,325 residents.

Angra village has 2,620 males and 2,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Angra has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Angra is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Angra covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Angra falls under Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Angra is Bandhua, about 27 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 km distance for Angra.

Angra is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Angra is in Dobhi tehsil of Gaya district. Dobhi is about 2.8 km away. Sherghāti is about 11 km away. Bandhua is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamhariya (under 2 km), Babu Bigha (1.9 km) and Nigri (2.2 km).

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

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