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About Bamia Village

Bamia is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 603 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Bamia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 603
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamia compares

By the 2011 count Bamia is the 61st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 15 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 907.

Getting to Bamia

Bamia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamia from other places

Bamia lies about 28 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 11 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 Bamia
Nearest railway station Ghogha 11 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bamia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamia village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 61st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Bamia village has 603 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamia has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Bamia covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamia falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bamia is Ghogha, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bamia.

Bamia is about 28 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamia is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 11 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Sonhaula is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathakdih (under 2 km), Rani Bamia (under 2 km) and Surmania (under 2 km).

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

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