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About Bhangia Village

Bhangia is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 7 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 306.32 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 7
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 429
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangia compares

By the 2011 count Bhangia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 306.32 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 970.

Getting to Bhangia

Bhangia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhangia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhangia from other places

Bhangia lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 50 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 Bhangia
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 24 km
Nearest town Chatrā 24 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 50 km

Villages closest to Bhangia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangia village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Bhangia village has 7 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangia has about 429 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bhangia is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangia covers 306.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangia falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangia is Shivpur, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhangia.

Bhangia is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangia is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 24 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandia (under 2 km), Bisrampur Alias Rampur (4.4 km) and Chandadih (5.0 km).

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

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