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About Bangran Village

Bangran is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 965, made up of 487 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 181.25 hectares
Population 965
Male Population 487
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangran compares

By the 2011 count Bangran is the 53rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 181.25 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bangran

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

Bangran lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 41 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 Bangran
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 8.5 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 8.5 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 41 km

Villages closest to Bangran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Bangran

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangran village had a population of 965. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bangran village has 487 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangran has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bangran is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangran covers 181.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangran falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bangran is Dehradun, about 41 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 Bangran.

Bangran is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangran is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 8.5 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 8.5 km away. Sirmaur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muglawala Kartarpur (under 2 km), Kishan Kot (1.5 km) and Phulpur Shamshergarh (1.8 km).

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

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