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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is one of the larger villages in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,056, made up of 4,003 males and 4,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 970 hectares hectares.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Area (hectares) 970 hectares
Population 8,056
Male Population 4,003
Female Population 4,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 970 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 24 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 7.3 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 Bangaon
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 7.8 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 7.8 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 24 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 8,056. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Bangaon village has 4,003 males and 4,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Bangaon covers 970 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangaon falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Pawakhali, about 7.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bangaon.

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

Bangaon is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 7.3 km away. Bahadurganj is about 7.8 km away. Bahādurganj is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaon Milik (under 2 km), Sikmi Bangaon (under 2 km) and Singhia (under 2 km).

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

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