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About Bangri Village

Bangri is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 9 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 65.67 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 9
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
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 Bangri compares

By the 2011 count Bangri is the 190th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 65.67 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Bangri

Bangri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangri from other places

Bangri lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Bangri
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 6.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 47 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 90 km

Villages closest to Bangri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangri village had a population of 24. That makes it the 190th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Bangri village has 9 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangri has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Bangri is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangri covers 65.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangri falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangri is Kotdwara, about 90 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 <5 km distance for Bangri.

Bangri is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangri is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 6.3 km away. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaon Malla (under 2 km), Sumalt (under 2 km) and Bangaon Talla (under 2 km).

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

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