About Bongahara Village

Bongahara is a large village in Mandu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,609, made up of 1,328 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 826325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bongahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongahara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Mandu
Pincode	826325
Area (hectares)	458 hectares
Population	2,609
Male Population	1,328
Female Population	1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Bongahara compares

By the 2011 count Bongahara is the 14th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents. Its 458 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 972.

Getting to Bongahara

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

Bongahara lies about 15 km from Ramgarh. 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 Bongahara
Nearest town	Kuju	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mandu	7.2 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	15 km

Villages closest to Bongahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongahara village had a population of 2,609. That makes it the 14th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,925 residents.

Bongahara village has 1,328 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongahara has about 965 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Bongahara is 826325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bongahara covers 458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bongahara falls under Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

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

Bongahara is about 15 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bongahara is in Mandu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Kuju is about 4.8 km away. Mandu is about 7.2 km away. Ramgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.