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About Bangarh Village

Bangarh is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 42 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 41.56 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 42
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangarh compares

By the 2011 count Bangarh is the 152nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 41.56 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bangarh

Bangarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bangarh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangarh from other places

Bangarh lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Bangarh
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 22 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Bangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangarh village had a population of 95. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Bangarh village has 42 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangarh has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bangarh is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangarh covers 41.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangarh falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bangarh is Talara, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bangarh.

Bangarh is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangarh is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 22 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Samlian (under 2 km), Ban Sanan (under 2 km) and Bandwan (under 2 km).

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

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