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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,166, made up of 590 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Asarganj
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 1,166
Male Population 590
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Bangaon

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

Bangaon lies about 43 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Asarganj 13 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 22 km
District headquarters Munger 43 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Asarganj 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 1,166. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Bangaon village has 590 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 873.

Bangaon covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangaon falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Ganganiyan, about 22 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 Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 43 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 13 km away. Kharagpur is about 16 km away. Ganganiyan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodarpur (6.1 km), Sagrampur Arazi (11 km) and Saraun (11 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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