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About Bhangaha Village

Bhangaha is one of the larger villages in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,860, made up of 4,599 males and 4,261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 910.9 hectares hectares.

Bhangaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Mainatanr
Area (hectares) 910.9 hectares
Population 8,860
Male Population 4,599
Female Population 4,261
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 10+ km distance

How Bhangaha compares

By the 2011 count Bhangaha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 910.9 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Bhangaha

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

How far is Bhangaha from other places

Bhangaha lies about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bhikhna Thori, about 17 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 Bhangaha
Tehsil headquarters Mainatanr 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhikhna Thori 17 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 24 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Bhangaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangaha village had a population of 8,860. 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 2,059 residents.

Bhangaha village has 4,599 males and 4,261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangaha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Bhangaha covers 910.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhangaha falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhangaha is Bhikhna Thori, about 17 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 village for Bhangaha.

Bhangaha is about 32 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangaha is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 12 km away. Bhikhna Thori is about 17 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahira Siswa (1.9 km), Dhumatanr (3.1 km) and Shahpur Parsuni (3.4 km).

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

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