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About Bangama Village

Bangama is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 263 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 263
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangama compares

By the 2011 count Bangama is the 78th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bangama

Bangama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangama as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bangama from other places

Bangama lies about 36 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, 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 Bangama
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 21 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 27 km
District headquarters Godda 36 km

Villages closest to Bangama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangama village had a population of 541. That makes it the 78th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Bangama village has 263 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangama has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bangama is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangama covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangama falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangama is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bangama.

Bangama is about 36 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangama is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 2.8 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 21 km away. Sāhibganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balajhor (under 2 km), Dabra (under 2 km) and Karamtanr (under 2 km).

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

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