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About Bangra Village

Bangra is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 251 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Bangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Jalalpur
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 251
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangra compares

By the 2011 count Bangra is the 54th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bangra

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

Bangra lies about 144 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 5.5 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 Bangra
Nearest railway station Kumahu 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 20 km
Nearest town Sasarām 20 km
District headquarters Saran 144 km

Villages closest to Bangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangra village had a population of 500. That makes it the 54th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Bangra village has 251 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangra has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Bangra covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangra falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangra is Kumahu, about 5.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bangra.

Bangra is about 144 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangra is in Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Kumahu is about 5.5 km away. Jalalpur is about 20 km away. Sasarām is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamharia Kalan (3.8 km), Chayapali (4.8 km) and Deuria (5.5 km).

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

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