About Bongta Village

Bongta is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 99 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bongta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177101
Area (hectares)	50.73 hectares
Population	182
Male Population	99
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bongta compares

By the 2011 count Bongta is the 180th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 50.73 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bongta

Bongta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bongta 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhilu, Bihan, Bihan Uparli and Bilaspur. 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.

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Common questions about Bongta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongta village had a population of 182. That makes it the 180th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bongta village has 99 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongta has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bongta is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bongta covers 50.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bongta falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bongta.

Bongta is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra 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.