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About Bamarja Village

Bamarja is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 613 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares.

Bamarja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamarja village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 593 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 613
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Bamarja compares

By the 2011 count Bamarja is the 13th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Bamarja

Bamarja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamarja 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 Bamarja from other places

Bamarja lies about 21 km from Khunti. 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 Bamarja
Tehsil headquarters Karra 5.4 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km

Villages closest to Bamarja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamarja village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 13th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bamarja village has 613 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamarja has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Bamarja covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamarja falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bamarja notes the nearest railway station 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 Bamarja.

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

Bamarja is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 5.4 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumari (1.7 km), Anro Toli (1.9 km) and Sarlo (2.5 km).

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

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