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About Bangawan Village

Bangawan is one of the larger villages in Laukahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,574, made up of 8,531 males and 8,043 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1810.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Laukahi
Pincode 847108
Area (hectares) 1810.6 hectares
Population 16,574
Male Population 8,531
Female Population 8,043
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bangawan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents. Its 1810.6 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bangawan

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

Bangawan lies about 18 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Rajanagar, about 8.4 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 Bangawan
Nearest railway station Rajanagar 8.4 km
District headquarters Madhubani 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Laukahi 34 km

Villages closest to Bangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangawan village had a population of 16,574. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,255 residents.

Bangawan village has 8,531 males and 8,043 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bangawan is 847108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawan covers 1810.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangawan falls under Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangawan is Rajanagar, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bangawan.

Bangawan is about 18 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangawan is in Laukahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Rajanagar is about 8.4 km away. Madhubani is about 18 km away. Laukahi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharhara (4.8 km), Bikramsher (5.3 km) and Rajarampatti (5.7 km).

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

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