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About Bhanghar Village

Bhanghar is a small village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 127 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.49 hectares hectares.

Bhanghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Area (hectares) 428.49 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 127
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanghar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanghar is the 150th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 428.49 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Bhanghar

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

Bhanghar lies about 93 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vinhere, 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 Bhanghar
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Vinhere 17 km
Nearest town Mahād 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 93 km

Villages closest to Bhanghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanghar village had a population of 270. That makes it the 150th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Bhanghar village has 127 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanghar has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1293.

Bhanghar covers 428.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanghar falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhanghar is Vinhere, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhanghar.

Bhanghar is about 93 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanghar is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 9.9 km away. Vinhere is about 17 km away. Mahād is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadivali (5.4 km), Kherdi (7.8 km) and Dr Iqubalnagar (9.4 km).

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

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