About Bam Village

Bam is a mid sized village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,981, made up of 984 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bam village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Bharari
Pincode	174028
Area (hectares)	373.92 hectares
Population	1,981
Male Population	984
Female Population	997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bam compares

By the 2011 count Bam is the 6th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 373.92 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Bam

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

How far is Bam from other places

Bam lies about 19 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, about 17 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 Bam
Nearest town	Ratanpur	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ghutku	17 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bharari	22 km

Villages closest to Bam

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

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Common questions about Bam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bam village had a population of 1,981. That makes it the 6th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bam village has 984 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bam has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Bam is 174028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bam covers 373.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bam falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bam is Ghutku, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bam.

Bam is about 19 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bam is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ratanpur is about 9.7 km away. Ghutku is about 17 km away. Bilaspur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.