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About Bonga Village

Bonga is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 496, made up of 266 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 496
Male Population 266
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bonga compares

By the 2011 count Bonga is the 49th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Bonga

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

Bonga lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, 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 Bonga
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 11 km
Nearest town Bagaha 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 34 km

Villages closest to Bonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonga village had a population of 496. That makes it the 49th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Bonga village has 266 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonga has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Bonga is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonga covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bonga falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bonga is Kathautia, 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 km distance for Bonga.

Bonga is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonga is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 5.1 km away. Kathautia is about 11 km away. Bagaha 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 Pipra (under 2 km), Nawadih (under 2 km) and Karni (under 2 km).

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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