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About Bangalkata Village

Bangalkata is a large village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,860, made up of 1,479 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangalkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangalkata village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 2,860
Male Population 1,479
Female Population 1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Bangalkata compares

By the 2011 count Bangalkata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Bangalkata

Bangalkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangalkata 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. The nearest villages by name are Balanggre, Balma Rongmandi, Balujhora and Bamundanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bangalkata

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangalkata village had a population of 2,860. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Bangalkata village has 1,479 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangalkata has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bangalkata is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangalkata falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Bangalkata notes the nearest railway station 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 Bangalkata.

Bangalkata is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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