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About Bangra Village

Bangra is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 551 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Bangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 551
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangra compares

By the 2011 count Bangra is the 45th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 18 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 1051.

Getting to Bangra

Bangra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangra 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 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 21 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, 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 Bangra
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 12 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 21 km

Villages closest to Bangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathpur 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 1,035. That makes it the 45th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Bangra village has 551 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangra has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Bangra covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangra falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

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

Bangra is about 21 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 Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 8.3 km away. Duraundha Junction is about 12 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighwaliya (2.5 km), Harnathpur (3.1 km) and Kajrasan (3.1 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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