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About Bangora Village

Bangora is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 452 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 152.13 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 452
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bangora compares

By the 2011 count Bangora is the 55th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 152.13 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bangora

Bangora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bangora 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangora from other places

Bangora lies about 39 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 6.4 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 Bangora
Nearest town Chas 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Radhagaon 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 22 km
District headquarters Puruliya 39 km

Villages closest to Bangora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangora village had a population of 901. That makes it the 55th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Bangora village has 452 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangora has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bangora is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangora covers 152.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bangora falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bangora is Radhagaon, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bangora.

Bangora is about 39 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangora is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 2.6 km away. Radhagaon is about 6.4 km away. Jaipur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali (11 km), Alkusha (11 km) and Baruadi (16 km).

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

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