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About Bangwan Village

Bangwan is a mid sized village in Karera tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,881, made up of 1,022 males and 859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.67 hectares hectares.

Bangwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangwan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Karera
Area (hectares) 444.67 hectares
Population 1,881
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangwan compares

By the 2011 count Bangwan is the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 444.67 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Bangwan

Bangwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangwan from other places

Bangwan lies about 45 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Datia, about 39 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 Bangwan
Tehsil headquarters Karera 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Datia 39 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 45 km

Villages closest to Bangwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangwan village had a population of 1,881. That makes it the 29th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Bangwan village has 1,022 males and 859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangwan has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 857.

Bangwan covers 444.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangwan falls under Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bangwan is Datia, about 39 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangwan.

Bangwan is about 45 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangwan is in Karera tehsil of Shivpuri district. Karera is about 5.4 km away. Datia is about 39 km away. Shivpuri is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumduma (under 2 km), Hajinagar (1.9 km) and Khairaghat (2.9 km).

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

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