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About Bhamra Village

Bhamra is a large village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,086, made up of 1,599 males and 1,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317 hectares hectares.

Bhamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 317 hectares
Population 3,086
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhamra compares

By the 2011 count Bhamra is the 20th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 317 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bhamra

Bhamra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhamra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhamra from other places

Bhamra lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 4.4 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 Bhamra
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 5.8 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Bhamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamra village had a population of 3,086. That makes it the 20th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Bhamra village has 1,599 males and 1,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamra has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Bhamra covers 317 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhamra falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhamra is Garh Banaili, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhamra.

Bhamra is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamra is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 4.4 km away. Kasba is about 5.8 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurhi (under 2 km), Lagan (under 2 km) and Mahthaur (2.5 km).

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

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