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About Bamnehr Village

Bamnehr is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 118 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 77.83 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 118
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamnehr compares

By the 2011 count Bamnehr is the 100th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 77.83 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1091.

Getting to Bamnehr

Bamnehr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamnehr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bamnehr from other places

Bamnehr lies about 11 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 33 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 Bamnehr
District headquarters Hamirpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 11 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 33 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Bamnehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnehr village had a population of 237. That makes it the 100th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Bamnehr village has 118 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnehr has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Bamnehr is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnehr covers 77.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamnehr falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamnehr is Churaru Takarla, about 33 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 <5 km distance for Bamnehr.

Bamnehr is about 11 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnehr is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 11 km away. Nadaun is about 11 km away. Churaru Takarla 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 Dadhwalkar (under 2 km), Chuthiar (under 2 km) and Beha (under 2 km).

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

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