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About Angara Village

Angara is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 10 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Angara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Angara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 10
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Angara compares

By the 2011 count Angara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Angara

Angara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Angara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Angara from other places

Angara lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 12 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 Angara
Nearest railway station Parasnath 12 km
Nearest town Gomoh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 28 km
District headquarters Palamu 28 km

Villages closest to Angara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Angara village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Angara village has 10 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Angara has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Angara is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Angara covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Angara falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Angara is Parasnath, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Angara.

Angara is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Angara is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Parasnath is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 16 km away. Panki is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khap (1.9 km), Pipratanr (4.5 km) and Bhari (7.2 km).

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

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