About Bhang Village

Bhang is a small village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 171 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	407 hectares
Population	351
Male Population	171
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
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 Bhang compares

By the 2011 count Bhang is the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 979.

Getting to Bhang

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

Bhang lies about 22 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 8.0 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 Bhang
Nearest railway station	Kusmahi	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	9.3 km
District headquarters	Latehar	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	22 km

Villages closest to Bhang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhang village had a population of 351. That makes it the 56th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Bhang village has 171 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhang has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bhang is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhang covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhang falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhang is Kusmahi, about 8.0 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 Bhang.

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

Bhang is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Kusmahi is about 8.0 km away. Balumath is about 9.3 km away. Latehar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.