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About Bonga Village

Bonga is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 971 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 497223
Area (hectares) 916.48 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 971
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bonga compares

By the 2011 count Bonga is the 18th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 916.48 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bonga

Bonga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bonga as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bharda, Bhediya, Bhel Kachh and Bhui. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bonga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonga village had a population of 1,964. That makes it the 18th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Bonga village has 971 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonga has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bonga is 497223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonga covers 916.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bonga falls under Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bonga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bonga.

Bonga is in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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