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About Bangapani Village

Bangapani is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 442 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangapani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262545
Area (hectares) 96.58 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 442
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangapani compares

By the 2011 count Bangapani is the 20th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 96.58 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bangapani

Bangapani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bangapani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bangapani from other places

Bangapani lies about 43 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 101 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 Bangapani
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 43 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 43 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 101 km

Villages closest to Bangapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangapani village had a population of 815. That makes it the 20th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Bangapani village has 442 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangapani has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bangapani is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangapani covers 96.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangapani falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangapani is Tanakpur, about 101 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bangapani.

Bangapani is about 43 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangapani is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 43 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lum (7.4 km), Lumati (7.4 km) and Go (10 km).

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

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