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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Prasann Lugun
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- LGD code
- 376736
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population
- 1,481
- Households
- 292
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 777
- Distance to district centre
- 68 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 15 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 111 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Biramitrapur · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- PHC, Bansjor · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bongera compares
By population, Bongera ranks #7 of 19 villages in Bansjor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Bongera
- 52.2%
- Bansjor mandal
- 52.3%
- Simdega district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
−10 vs mandal average
- Bongera
- 975
- Bansjor mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Bongera
- 5.1
- Bansjor mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bongera at a glance
Bongera is a village of 1,481 people in 292 households (Census 2011) in Bansjor block, Simdega district, Jharkhand, the 7th-largest of 19 villages in Bansjor block. Literacy is 52%, about the same as the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. It lies 68 km from the Simdega district centre, 10 km from Biramitrapur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 835201, served by Bano post office; the LGD village code is 376736. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC, Bansjor, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Prasann Lugun, and the village votes in Kolebira assembly constituency, represented by MLA Naman Bixal Kongari. The population is estimated at 1,746 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bongera
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SIMDEGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOMBOKERA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,171.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 446.02
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bongera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bongera
- LGD code
- 376736
- Pincode
- 835201
- Post office
- Bano
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,481
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,746
- Households
- 292
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Coordinates
- 22.47936°N, 84.77708°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khunti
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kolebira
- Member of Parliament
- Kali Charan Munda
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Naman Bixal Kongari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Prasann Lugun
- Block / Mandal
- Bansjor
- Nearest railway station
- Orga (14.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bongera
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi111 kmcapital
- Kolkata369 km
- Hyderabad868 km
- Delhi1020 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBiramitrapur10 km
- Hospital / PHCPHC, Bansjor9 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India28 km
- CollegeRIMS,ROURKELA27 km
- Police stationRaghunathpally police Station28 km
Same pincode
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View all 18 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)