About Bhangha Village

Bhangha is one of the larger villages in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,184, made up of 5,285 males and 4,899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Pincode	854114
Area (hectares)	282.86 hectares
Population	10,184
Male Population	5,285
Female Population	4,899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhangha compares

By the 2011 count Bhangha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 282.86 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhangha

Bhangha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangha 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhangha from other places

Bhangha lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 9.2 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 Bhangha
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	9.2 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	28 km
District headquarters	Katihar	30 km

Villages closest to Bhangha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangha village had a population of 10,184. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Bhangha village has 5,285 males and 4,899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhangha is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangha covers 282.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhangha falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhangha is Bakhri, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangha.

Bhangha is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangha is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 5.6 km away. Bakhri is about 9.2 km away. Naugachhia is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.