About Ghangra Village

Ghangra is one of the larger villages in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,096, made up of 2,480 males and 2,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghangra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Dighalbank
Pincode	855101
Area (hectares)	450 hectares
Population	5,096
Male Population	2,480
Female Population	2,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
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 Ghangra compares

By the 2011 count Ghangra is the 12th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghangra

Ghangra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghangra 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 Ghangra from other places

Ghangra lies about 30 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 15 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 Ghangra
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dighalbank	13 km
Nearest railway station	Pawakhali	15 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	30 km

Villages closest to Ghangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghangra village had a population of 5,096. That makes it the 12th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Ghangra village has 2,480 males and 2,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghangra has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ghangra is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghangra covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghangra falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghangra is Pawakhali, about 15 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 Ghangra.

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

Ghangra is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about 7.9 km away. Dighalbank is about 13 km away. Pawakhali is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.