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About Bahangaon Village

Bahangaon is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,507, made up of 1,314 males and 1,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahangaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733215
Area (hectares) 134.76 hectares
Population 2,507
Male Population 1,314
Female Population 1,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Bahangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bahangaon is the 49th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 134.76 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bahangaon

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

Bahangaon lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 9.9 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 Bahangaon
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Sudhani 9.9 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km

Villages closest to Bahangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahangaon village had a population of 2,507. That makes it the 49th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Bahangaon village has 1,314 males and 1,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahangaon has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bahangaon is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahangaon covers 134.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahangaon falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahangaon is Sudhani, about 9.9 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 Bahangaon.

Bahangaon is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahangaon is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.9 km away. Sudhani is about 9.9 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangaon (under 2 km), Mirzadpur (under 2 km) and Balchiar (under 2 km).

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

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