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About Bangaon Village

Bangaon is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,509, made up of 1,807 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 431.4 hectares
Population 3,509
Male Population 1,807
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 29th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 431.4 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

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 10+ 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 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 5.1 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
Nearest railway station Telta 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 19 km
Nearest town Kasba 26 km

Villages closest to Bangaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar I 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 3,509. That makes it the 29th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Bangaon village has 1,807 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangaon has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bangaon is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangaon covers 431.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bangaon falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bangaon is Telta, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bangaon.

Bangaon is about 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bangaon is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 5.1 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 19 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baggaon (under 2 km), Chapwa (1.9 km) and Sirnia (3.6 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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