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About Bonga Village

Bonga is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 258 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bonga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 161.78 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 258
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
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 Bonga compares

By the 2011 count Bonga is the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 161.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bonga

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

Bonga lies about 7.3 km from Lohardaga. 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
District headquarters Lohardaga 7.3 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 12 km

Villages closest to Bonga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kisko 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 520. That makes it the 35th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Bonga village has 258 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bonga has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bonga is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bonga covers 161.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bonga falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bonga notes the nearest railway station 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 Bonga.

Bonga is about 7.3 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bonga is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 7.3 km away. Lohārdagā is about 7.3 km away. Kisko is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hisri (under 2 km), Merle (2.0 km) and Areya (2.1 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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