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About Bangra Village

Bangra is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,678, made up of 1,897 males and 1,781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares.

Bangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 3,678
Male Population 1,897
Female Population 1,781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bangra compares

By the 2011 count Bangra is the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bangra

Bangra 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 Bangra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangra from other places

Bangra lies about 47 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 4.1 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 Bangra
Nearest railway station Alehpur Halt 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 6.8 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 47 km

Villages closest to Bangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangra village had a population of 3,678. That makes it the 18th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Bangra village has 1,897 males and 1,781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Bangra covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangra falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangra is Alehpur Halt, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bangra.

Bangra is about 47 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangra is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Alehpur Halt is about 4.1 km away. Baikunthpur is about 6.8 km away. Sāhibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usri Paharpur (under 2 km), Munja Usri (under 2 km) and Usri Mahal Munja (under 2 km).

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

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