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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a mid sized village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 679, made up of 336 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 679
Male Population 336
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 49th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 976.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 30 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Khalari, about 17 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 Bangaon
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 5.7 km
Nearest town Khalāri 16 km
Nearest railway station Khalari 17 km
District headquarters Ranchi 30 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 679. That makes it the 49th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bangaon village has 336 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangaon falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Khalari, about 17 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 km distance for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 30 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 5.7 km away. Khalāri is about 16 km away. Khalari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hatnai (under 2 km), Kotari (2.1 km) and Murwe (2.9 km).

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

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