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By population, Bangra ranks #5 of 68 villages in Mashrakh mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bangra is a village of 6,906 people in 1,143 households (Census 2011) in Mashrakh block, Saran district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 68 villages in Mashrakh block. Literacy is 52%, 2 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,083 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841410, served by Dumarshan Bangra post office; the LGD village code is 232829. The village votes in Garkha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Surendra Ram. The population is estimated at 8,142 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bangra →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangra · this village | 6,906 | 52% | — |
| Charihara · Mashrakh | 2,316 | 60% | — |
| Chainpur · Mashrakh | 1,741 | 56% | — |
| Hansapir · Mashrakh | 1,043 | 59% | — |
| Khap Sarsath · Mashrakh | 125 | 73% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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