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About Bangan Village

Bangan is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 122 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 97.35 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 122
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bangan compares

By the 2011 count Bangan is the 152nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 97.35 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bangan

Bangan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bangan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baliguma, Baludihi, Bamandiha and Bamni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bangan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangan village had a population of 252. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Bangan village has 122 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangan has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bangan is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangan covers 97.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangan falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bangan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bangan.

Bangan is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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