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About Bhangarha Village

Bhangarha is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,441, made up of 751 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares.

Bhangarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,441
Male Population 751
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangarha compares

By the 2011 count Bhangarha is the 75th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Bhangarha

Bhangarha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhangarha as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangarha from other places

Bhangarha lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Labha, about 1.5 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 Bhangarha
Nearest railway station Labha 1.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 26 km

Villages closest to Bhangarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangarha village had a population of 1,441. That makes it the 75th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Bhangarha village has 751 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangarha has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Bhangarha covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhangarha falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhangarha is Labha, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance for Bhangarha.

Bhangarha is about 20 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangarha is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Labha is about 1.5 km away. Manihāri is about 18 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarapur (2.8 km), Bathna (7.5 km) and Jathar (7.8 km).

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

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