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About Bhamsal Village

Bhamsal is a small village in Nizar tehsil, in the district of Tapi, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 140 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamsal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Tapi
Tehsil Nizar
Pincode 394380
Area (hectares) 239.57 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 140
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamsal compares

By the 2011 count Bhamsal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents. Its 239.57 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bhamsal

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

Bhamsal lies about 33 km from Tapi, and the nearest railway station is Chaupale, about 16 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 Bhamsal
Nearest town Taloda 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Chaupale 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizar 33 km
District headquarters Tapi 33 km

Villages closest to Bhamsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamsal village had a population of 280. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,548 residents.

Bhamsal village has 140 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamsal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhamsal is 394380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamsal covers 239.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhamsal falls under Nizar tehsil of Tapi district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bhamsal is Chaupale, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Bhamsal.

Bhamsal is about 33 km from Tapi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamsal is in Nizar tehsil of Tapi district. Taloda is about 8.8 km away. Chaupale is about 16 km away. Nizar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulvade (under 2 km), Nimbhore (1.6 km) and Satola (2.0 km).

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

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