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About Bangarakota Village

Bangarakota is a mid sized village in Tomka tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,743, made up of 930 males and 813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangarakota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangarakota village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Tomka
Pincode 758025
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,743
Male Population 930
Female Population 813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangarakota compares

By the 2011 count Bangarakota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,071 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bangarakota

Bangarakota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bangarakota as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangarakota from other places

Bangarakota lies about 45 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Chilikidara, about 18 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 Bangarakota
Nearest railway station Chilikidara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tomka 32 km
Nearest town Bhuban 36 km
District headquarters Jajapur 45 km

Villages closest to Bangarakota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangarakota village had a population of 1,743. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,071 residents.

Bangarakota village has 930 males and 813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangarakota has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bangarakota is 758025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangarakota covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangarakota falls under Tomka tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bangarakota is Chilikidara, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bangarakota.

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

Bangarakota is in Tomka tehsil of Jajapur district. Chilikidara is about 18 km away. Tomka is about 32 km away. Bhuban is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumbhanagara (5.1 km) and Tomka Forest Block (31 km).

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

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