About Bamba Village

Bamba is a mid sized village in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 640 males and 616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Nagaruntari
Pincode	822121
Area (hectares)	343.74 hectares
Population	1,256
Male Population	640
Female Population	616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamba compares

By the 2011 count Bamba is the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 343.74 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bamba

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

How far is Bamba from other places

Bamba lies about 35 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 5.5 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 Bamba
Tehsil headquarters	Nagaruntari	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Nagar Untari	5.5 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	35 km

Villages closest to Bamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamba village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Bamba village has 640 males and 616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamba has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bamba is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamba covers 343.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamba falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamba is Nagar Untari, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Bamba.

Bamba is about 35 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamba is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagaruntari is about 4.0 km away. Nagar Untari is about 5.5 km away. Garhwa is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.