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About Bangera Village

Bangera is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 21 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 31.48 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 21
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangera compares

By the 2011 count Bangera is the 413th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 31.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bangera

Bangera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangera as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bangera from other places

Bangera lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 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 Bangera
Nearest railway station Jutogh 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Bangera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bangera

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangera village had a population of 36. That makes it the 413th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bangera village has 21 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangera has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bangera is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangera covers 31.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangera falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bangera is Jutogh, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Bangera.

Bangera is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangera is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Obhru (under 2 km), Marhaog (under 2 km) and Shekoh (under 2 km).

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

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