About Bangawan Village

Bangawan is a mid sized village in Barhat tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 483 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Barhat
Pincode	811312
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	929
Male Population	483
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bangawan is the 20th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Bangawan

Bangawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangawan from other places

Bangawan lies about 5.5 km from Barhat, and the nearest railway station is Jamui, about 5.6 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 Bangawan
Tehsil headquarters	Barhat	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jamui	5.6 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	9.7 km

Villages closest to Bangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangawan village had a population of 929. That makes it the 20th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,712 residents.

Bangawan village has 483 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Bangawan is 811312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawan covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangawan falls under Barhat tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangawan is Jamui, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bangawan.

Bangawan is about 5.5 km from Barhat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangawan is in Barhat tehsil of Jamui district. Barhat is about 5.5 km away. Jamui is about 5.6 km away. Jamūī is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.