About Bhangahir Village

Bhangahir is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 75 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, 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	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	83.85 hectares
Population	145
Male Population	75
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 228th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 83.85 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 987.

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 21 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 21 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	Masalia	21 km
District headquarters	Dumka	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	21 km

Villages closest to Bhangahir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masalia 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 145. That makes it the 228th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Bhangahir village has 75 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangahir has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhangahir is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangahir covers 83.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangahir falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangahir is Kurwa, about 21 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 21 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 Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Masalia is about 21 km away. Dumka is about 21 km away. Kurwa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.