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About Bangurkel Village

Bangurkel is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 87 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,241 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangurkel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangurkel village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 87
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,241
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 Bangurkel compares

By the 2011 count Bangurkel is the 144th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1007.

Getting to Bangurkel

Bangurkel is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangurkel 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 Bangurkel from other places

Bangurkel lies about 48 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 33 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 Bangurkel
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 6.4 km
Nearest town Khunti 26 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 33 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 48 km

Villages closest to Bangurkel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangurkel village had a population of 195. That makes it the 144th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Bangurkel village has 87 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangurkel has about 1241 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bangurkel is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangurkel covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangurkel falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangurkel is Pakra, about 33 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 Bangurkel.

Bangurkel is about 48 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangurkel is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 6.4 km away. Khunti is about 26 km away. Pakra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Huangdih (under 2 km), Kulda (1.6 km) and Kaika (1.8 km).

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

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