About Bangru Village

Bangru is a large village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 1,012 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835220
Area (hectares)	1296 hectares
Population	2,044
Male Population	1,012
Female Population	1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
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 Bangru compares

By the 2011 count Bangru is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 1296 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bangru

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

Bangru lies about 6.5 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 36 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 Bangru
District headquarters	Gumla	6.5 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bakaspur	36 km

Villages closest to Bangru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangru village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Bangru village has 1,012 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangru has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bangru is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangru covers 1296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangru falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangru is Bakaspur, about 36 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 Bangru.

Bangru is about 6.5 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangru is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Gumla is about 6.5 km away. Gumlā is about 6.5 km away. Palkot is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.