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About Bhangaon Village

Bhangaon is a mid sized village in Noamundi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 407 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Noamundi
Pincode 833192
Area (hectares) 550.47 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 407
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhangaon is the 33rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 550.47 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bhangaon

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

Bhangaon lies about 72 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Karampada, about 2.5 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 Bhangaon
Nearest railway station Karampada 2.5 km
Nearest town Barbil 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Noamundi 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 72 km

Villages closest to Bhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangaon village had a population of 814. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Bhangaon village has 407 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bhangaon is 833192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangaon covers 550.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangaon falls under Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhangaon is Karampada, about 2.5 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 Bhangaon.

Bhangaon is about 72 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangaon is in Noamundi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Karampada is about 2.5 km away. Barbil is about 16 km away. Noamundi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karampada (2.8 km), Meghahatuburu Forest Village (4.7 km) and Diriburu (9.2 km).

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

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