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About Bangawan Village

Bangawan is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 328 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, 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 Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 57.63 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 328
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bangawan is the 80th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 57.63 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Bangawan

Bangawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangawan as Available within <5 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 Bangawan from other places

Bangawan lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 15 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 Chauparan 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 15 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 25 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 Chauparan 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 694. That makes it the 80th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Bangawan village has 328 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawan has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Bangawan is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawan covers 57.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangawan falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangawan is Barhi, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 4.1 km away. Barhi is about 15 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doiya (under 2 km), Kubri (under 2 km) and Darji Chak (1.6 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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