About Bhangahir Village

Bhangahir is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 85 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangahir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangahir village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	165
Male Population	85
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
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 Bhangahir compares

By the 2011 count Bhangahir is the 93rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bhangahir

Bhangahir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhangahir 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 Bhangahir from other places

Bhangahir lies about 39 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 28 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 Bhangahir
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	28 km
Nearest town	Pakur	34 km
District headquarters	Dumka	39 km

Villages closest to Bhangahir

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

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Common questions about Bhangahir

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangahir village had a population of 165. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Bhangahir village has 85 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangahir has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhangahir is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangahir covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangahir falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangahir is Harinsing, about 28 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 Bhangahir.

Bhangahir is about 39 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangahir is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 9.5 km away. Harinsing is about 28 km away. Pakur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.