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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUBHAWATI DEVI
Contact: 79****2174
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- LGD code
- 231839
- Pincode
- 841238
- Post office
- Mahrajganj (Siwan)
- Population
- 2,796
- Households
- 495
- Literacy rate
- 53.1%
- Sex ratio
- 999 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 623
Census 2011 · in context
How Bangra compares
By population, Bangra ranks #26 of 71 villages in Maharajganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.1%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Bangra53.1%
Maharajganj mandal56.0%
Siwan district58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
999
−31 vs mandal average
Bangra999
Maharajganj mandal1,030
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bangra5.6
Maharajganj mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bangra at a glance
Bangra is a village of 2,796 people in 495 households (Census 2011) in Maharajganj block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 71 villages in Maharajganj block. Literacy is 53%, 3 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 999 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841238, served by Mahrajganj (Siwan) post office; the LGD village code is 231839. The sarpanch is SUBHAWATI DEVI, and the village votes in Raja Pakar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Ram. The population is estimated at 3,296 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kasdeura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangra · this village | 2,796 | 53% | — |
| Kas Deura · Maharajganj | 6,208 | 57% | — |
| Chhotka Teghra · Maharajganj | 2,937 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bangra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHARAJGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kasdewra
- Total area (ha)
- 192.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bangra
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Key facts — Bangra
- LGD code
- 231839
- Pincode
- 841238
- Post office
- Mahrajganj (Siwan)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,796
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,296
- Households
- 495
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 999
- Literacy rate
- 53.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raja Pakar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Ram
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUBHAWATI DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Maharajganj
Same pincode
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- BaliapattiMaharajganj mandal1,121 pop
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- Bagauchha KhurdMaharajganj mandal0 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bangra
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)