About Bamalkera Village

Bamalkera is a mid sized village in Raidih tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 646 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1701 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamalkera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamalkera village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Raidih
Pincode	835232
Area (hectares)	1701 hectares
Population	1,264
Male Population	646
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamalkera compares

By the 2011 count Bamalkera is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents. Its 1701 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bamalkera

Bamalkera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bamalkera as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bamalkera from other places

Bamalkera lies about 34 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 57 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 Bamalkera
Tehsil headquarters	Raidih	17 km
Nearest town	Simdega	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kanaroan	57 km

Villages closest to Bamalkera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamalkera village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,171 residents.

Bamalkera village has 646 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamalkera has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bamalkera is 835232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamalkera covers 1701 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamalkera falls under Raidih tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamalkera is Kanaroan, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bamalkera.

Bamalkera is about 34 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamalkera is in Raidih tehsil of Gumla district. Raidih is about 17 km away. Simdega is about 24 km away. Gumla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.