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About Bamnom Village

Bamnom is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 85 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnom village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 85
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
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 Bamnom compares

By the 2011 count Bamnom is the 151st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1007.

Getting to Bamnom

Bamnom is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bamnom 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 Bamnom from other places

Bamnom lies about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 24 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 Bamnom
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 17 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 24 km
Nearest town Khunti 31 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 55 km

Villages closest to Bamnom

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnom village had a population of 183. That makes it the 151st largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Bamnom village has 85 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnom has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bamnom is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnom covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamnom falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamnom is Pakra, about 24 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 Bamnom.

Bamnom is about 55 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnom is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 17 km away. Pakra is about 24 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kenrke (under 2 km), Kursi (under 2 km) and Lupungkel (under 2 km).

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

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