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About Bonga Village

Bonga is a large village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,436, made up of 2,285 males and 2,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 508.3 hectares
Population 4,436
Male Population 2,285
Female Population 2,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bonga compares

By the 2011 count Bonga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 508.3 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bonga

Bonga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bonga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bonga from other places

Bonga lies about 9.2 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 11 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 Bonga
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 4.3 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 9.2 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 11 km

Villages closest to Bonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bonga village had a population of 4,436. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Bonga village has 2,285 males and 2,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonga has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bonga is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonga covers 508.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bonga falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bonga is Hazaribag Town, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bonga.

Bonga is about 9.2 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonga is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 4.3 km away. Hazaribagh is about 9.2 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirsi (under 2 km), Saram (under 2 km) and Bariat (under 2 km).

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

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