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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 82 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 124.74 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 82
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 Bangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bangaon is the 138th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 124.74 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1057.

Getting to Bangaon

Bangaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangaon 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 Bangaon from other places

Bangaon lies about 9.4 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 36 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 Bangaon
District headquarters Champawat 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 10 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 36 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangaon village had a population of 175. That makes it the 138th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Bangaon village has 82 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 124.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangaon falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Tanakpur, about 36 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 Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 9.4 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 9.4 km away. Lohaghat is about 10 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banj (under 2 km), Kailari (2.9 km) and Lari (2.9 km).

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

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