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About Bangra Village

Bangra is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,796, made up of 1,399 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.81 hectares hectares.

Bangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 192.81 hectares
Population 2,796
Male Population 1,399
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bangra compares

By the 2011 count Bangra is the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 192.81 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bangra

Bangra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <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 19 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 10 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 Duraundha Junction 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 16 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 19 km

Villages closest to Bangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 2,796. That makes it the 24th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Bangra village has 1,399 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangra has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Bangra covers 192.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangra falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangra is Duraundha Junction, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bangra.

Bangra is about 19 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangra is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Duraundha Junction is about 10 km away. Maharajganj is about 16 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (3.5 km), Dareji (12 km) and Jalalpur (14 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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