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About Bamanpokhar Village

Bamanpokhar is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 187 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamanpokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamanpokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 187
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamanpokhar compares

By the 2011 count Bamanpokhar is the 189th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Bamanpokhar

Bamanpokhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamanpokhar as Available within <5 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 Bamanpokhar from other places

Bamanpokhar lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 18 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 Bamanpokhar
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 18 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 21 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Bamanpokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamanpokhar village had a population of 381. That makes it the 189th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bamanpokhar village has 187 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamanpokhar has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bamanpokhar is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamanpokhar covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamanpokhar falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamanpokhar is Murarai, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bamanpokhar.

Bamanpokhar is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamanpokhar is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 9.6 km away. Murarai is about 18 km away. Nalhāti 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 Arol (1.6 km), Akharasol (1.9 km) and Barkiari (1.9 km).

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

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