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About Bhoma Village

Bhoma is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,830, made up of 1,474 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhoma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhoma village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143601
Area (hectares) 513 hectares
Population 2,830
Male Population 1,474
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhoma compares

By the 2011 count Bhoma is the 23rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 513 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhoma

Bhoma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhoma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhoma from other places

Bhoma lies about 23 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kotla Gujran, about 3.3 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 Bhoma
Nearest railway station Kotla Gujran 3.3 km
Nearest town Nangli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 23 km
District headquarters Amritsar 23 km

Villages closest to Bhoma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Bhoma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhoma village had a population of 2,830. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Bhoma village has 1,474 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhoma has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhoma is 143601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhoma covers 513 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhoma falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhoma is Kotla Gujran, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhoma.

Bhoma is about 23 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhoma is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kotla Gujran is about 3.3 km away. Nangli is about 16 km away. Amritsar I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadala Viram (under 2 km), Burj Nauabad (2.2 km) and Gosal Zimidaran (2.5 km).

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

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