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About Bangawan Village

Bangawan is a mid sized village in Chalkusa tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 250 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chalkusa
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 319 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 250
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bangawan is the 26th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents. Its 319 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bangawan

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

Bangawan lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Yadudih, about 7.6 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 Bangawan
Tehsil headquarters Chalkusa 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Yadudih 7.6 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Bangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangawan village had a population of 533. That makes it the 26th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,446 residents.

Bangawan village has 250 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawan has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bangawan is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawan covers 319 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.

Bangawan falls under Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangawan is Yadudih, about 7.6 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 Bangawan.

Bangawan is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangawan is in Chalkusa tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chalkusa is about 7.6 km away. Yadudih is about 7.6 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manoia (under 2 km), Jamosti (2.3 km) and Paratkola (2.4 km).

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

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