About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,135, made up of 1,109 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	74 hectares
Population	2,135
Male Population	1,109
Female Population	1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 the 53rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 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	Amour	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kanki	12 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	36 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 2,135. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Bangaon village has 1,109 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Bangaon covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangaon falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Kanki, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 4.0 km away. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.