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About Bamangawan Village

Bamangawan is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,954, made up of 1,040 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares.

Bamangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamangawan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 1,954
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bamangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bamangawan is the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bamangawan

The census records public bus service for Bamangawan as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamangawan from other places

Bamangawan lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.6 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 Bamangawan
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 11 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Bamangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamangawan village had a population of 1,954. That makes it the 14th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Bamangawan village has 1,040 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamangawan has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Bamangawan covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamangawan falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamangawan is Tinpahar Junction, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamangawan.

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

Bamangawan is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Tinpahar Junction is about 1.6 km away. Rajmahal is about 11 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (under 2 km), Pira Chak (under 2 km) and Ramchavki (under 2 km).

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

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