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About Bangawan Village

Bangawan is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,390, made up of 4,499 males and 3,891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1042.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Pincode 271503
Area (hectares) 1042.92 hectares
Population 8,390
Male Population 4,499
Female Population 3,891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangawan compares

By the 2011 count Bangawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 1042.92 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bangawan

Bangawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bangawan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Bangawan from other places

Bangawan lies about 45 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Daryabad, about 7.8 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 Bangawan
Nearest railway station Daryabad 7.8 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 27 km
District headquarters Gonda 45 km

Villages closest to Bangawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangawan village had a population of 8,390. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Bangawan village has 4,499 males and 3,891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangawan has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bangawan is 271503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangawan covers 1042.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangawan falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bangawan is Daryabad, about 7.8 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 and private bus service as Available for Bangawan.

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

Bangawan is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Daryabad is about 7.8 km away. Zaidpur is about 25 km away. Colonelganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamsara (4.3 km), Rampur (6.9 km) and Rampur Phakir (6.9 km).

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

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