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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a mid sized village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,854, made up of 850 males and 1,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1053.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Farsabahar
Pincode 496242
Area (hectares) 1053.98 hectares
Population 1,854
Male Population 850
Female Population 1,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 1053.98 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bangaon

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

Bangaon lies about 27 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 66 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 Bangaon
Tehsil headquarters Farsabahar 27 km
District headquarters Jashpur 27 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 27 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 66 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 1,854. That makes it the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Bangaon village has 850 males and 1,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 496242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 1053.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangaon falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Garposh, about 66 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 27 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district. Farsabahar is about 27 km away. Jashpur is about 27 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranai (3.4 km), Pharsabahar (4.1 km) and Bhagora (6.4 km).

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

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