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About Bangra Village

Bangra is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,063, made up of 990 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares.

Bangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Ziradei
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 2,063
Male Population 990
Female Population 1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangra compares

By the 2011 count Bangra is the 28th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bangra

Bangra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 9.2 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 Jiradei 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ziradei 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 11 km
Nearest town Siwān 11 km

Villages closest to Bangra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ziradei 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 2,063. That makes it the 28th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Bangra village has 990 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangra has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Bangra covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangra falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bangra is Jiradei, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangra.

Bangra is about 11 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 Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 9.2 km away. Ziradei is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikpur (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Miyan Ke Bhathkan (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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