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About Bongaloya Village

Bongaloya is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 348 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bongaloya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongaloya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Basia
Pincode 835229
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 348
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bongaloya compares

By the 2011 count Bongaloya is the 53rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 989.

Getting to Bongaloya

Bongaloya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bongaloya as Available within 10+ 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 Bongaloya from other places

Bongaloya lies about 22 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, 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 Bongaloya
Tehsil headquarters Basia 16 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 22 km
Nearest town Gumlā 22 km

Villages closest to Bongaloya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongaloya village had a population of 674. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Bongaloya village has 348 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongaloya has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bongaloya is 835229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bongaloya covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bongaloya falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bongaloya is Bakaspur, 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 km distance for Bongaloya.

Bongaloya is about 22 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bongaloya is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 16 km away. Bakaspur is about 21 km away. Gumla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jolo (2.0 km), Mamarla (2.2 km) and Tengra (2.7 km).

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

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