About Bhanga Village

Bhanga is a small village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 157 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pipra
Pincode	824302
Area (hectares)	152 hectares
Population	308
Male Population	157
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Bhanga compares

By the 2011 count Bhanga is the 38th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bhanga

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

Bhanga lies about 142 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 50 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 Bhanga
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	14 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	24 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	50 km
District headquarters	Palamu	142 km

Villages closest to Bhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanga village had a population of 308. That makes it the 38th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Bhanga village has 157 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanga has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bhanga is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanga covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanga falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhanga is Shivpur, about 50 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 Bhanga.

Bhanga is about 142 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanga is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 24 km away. Shivpur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.