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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is one of the larger villages in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30,061, made up of 15,676 males and 14,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Kahara
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 2259 hectares
Population 30,061
Male Population 15,676
Female Population 14,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 2259 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 8.5 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 8.3 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
Nearest town Bangaon under 2 km
Nearest railway station Saharsa Junction 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kahara 8.5 km
District headquarters Saharsa 8.5 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kahara 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 30,061. 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 4,193 residents.

Bangaon village has 15,676 males and 14,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 2259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangaon falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Saharsa Junction, about 8.3 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 village for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 8.5 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about under 2 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 8.3 km away. Kahara is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deona Gopal (2.8 km), Parari (3.4 km) and Kandaha (3.7 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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