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About Bangar Village

Bangar is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 116 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 145.12 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 116
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 Bangar compares

By the 2011 count Bangar is the 112th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 145.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1004.

Getting to Bangar

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

Bangar lies about 4.5 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Bangar
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.5 km
Nearest town Tehri 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Bangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangar village had a population of 242. That makes it the 112th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Bangar village has 116 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangar has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bangar is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangar covers 145.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bangar falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bangar is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Bangar.

Bangar is about 4.5 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangar is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.5 km away. Tehri is about 4.5 km away. Dhanaulti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moldhar (under 2 km), Pali (3.8 km) and Tehri Range (4.5 km).

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

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