About Bamnal Village

Bamnal is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 525 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Bishnah
Pincode	181132
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	991
Male Population	525
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamnal compares

By the 2011 count Bamnal is the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bamnal

Bamnal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamnal 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 Bamnal from other places

Bamnal lies about 21 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, 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 Bamnal
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnah	7.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	11 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	17 km
District headquarters	Jammu	21 km

Villages closest to Bamnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnal village had a population of 991. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Bamnal village has 525 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnal has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bamnal is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnal covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamnal falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bamnal is Bari Brahman, about 11 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 Bamnal.

Bamnal is about 21 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnal is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 7.1 km away. Bari Brahman is about 11 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.