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About Bamhangawan Village

Bamhangawan is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 285 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.34 hectares hectares.

Bamhangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhangawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 55.34 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 285
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bamhangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bamhangawan is the 141st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 55.34 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bamhangawan

Bamhangawan 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 Bamhangawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamhangawan from other places

Bamhangawan lies about 24 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 1.6 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 Bamhangawan
Nearest railway station Babhabgaon Halt 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.3 km
Nearest town Manihāri 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 24 km

Villages closest to Bamhangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhangawan village had a population of 544. That makes it the 141st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Bamhangawan village has 285 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhangawan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Bamhangawan covers 55.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamhangawan falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bamhangawan is Babhabgaon Halt, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bamhangawan.

Bamhangawan is about 24 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhangawan is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 1.6 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.3 km away. Manihāri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maria (under 2 km), Hat Baraul (1.5 km) and Damodarpur (2.1 km).

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

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