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About Bangra Village

Bangra is one of the larger villages in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,706, made up of 3,533 males and 3,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421 hectares hectares.

Bangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 421 hectares
Population 6,706
Male Population 3,533
Female Population 3,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bangra compares

By the 2011 count Bangra is the 7th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 421 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Bangra

The census records public bus service for Bangra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 20 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 2.8 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 Daudpur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 4.9 km
Nearest town Revelganj 12 km
District headquarters Saran 20 km

Villages closest to Bangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhi 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 6,706. That makes it the 7th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Bangra village has 3,533 males and 3,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangra has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Bangra covers 421 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangra falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangra is Daudpur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangra.

Bangra is about 20 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 Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Daudpur is about 2.8 km away. Manjhi is about 4.9 km away. Revelganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banwar (under 2 km), Gauri (under 2 km) and Bharaulia (under 2 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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