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About Bamarda Village

Bamarda is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 49 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamarda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 139.21 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 49
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamarda compares

By the 2011 count Bamarda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 139.21 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Bamarda

Bamarda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamarda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bamarda from other places

Bamarda lies about 18 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 28 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 Bamarda
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 6.6 km
District headquarters Khunti 18 km
Nearest railway station Karra 28 km

Villages closest to Bamarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamarda village had a population of 103. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Bamarda village has 49 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamarda has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Bamarda is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamarda covers 139.21 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.

Bamarda falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamarda is Karra, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamarda.

Bamarda is about 18 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamarda is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 6.6 km away. Khunti is about 18 km away. Karra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binda (under 2 km), Gumpuru (under 2 km) and Siangkel (1.7 km).

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

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