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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is one of the larger villages in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,247, made up of 2,648 males and 2,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 273 hectares
Population 5,247
Male Population 2,648
Female Population 2,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bangaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 21 km from Gondiya. 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 Amgaon under 2 km
District headquarters Gondiya 21 km
Nearest town Gondiā 21 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amgaon 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 5,247. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Bangaon village has 2,648 males and 2,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Bangaon covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangaon falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bangaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 21 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about under 2 km away. Gondiya is about 21 km away. Gondiā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgaon Bk (under 2 km), Risama (1.7 km) and Kindgipar (1.8 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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