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About Rani Bamia Village

Rani Bamia is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 737 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Rani Bamia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani Bamia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 737
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rani Bamia compares

By the 2011 count Rani Bamia is the 49th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Rani Bamia

Rani Bamia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rani Bamia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rani Bamia from other places

Rani 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 Rani Bamia
Nearest railway station Ghogha 11 km
Nearest town Colgong 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 28 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Rani 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 Rani Bamia

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani Bamia village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the 49th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Rani Bamia village has 737 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani Bamia has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Rani Bamia covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rani Bamia falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rani 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rani Bamia.

Rani 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.

Rani Bamia is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 11 km away. Colgong is about 16 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), Surmania (under 2 km) and Bamia (under 2 km).

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

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