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About Bhamma Village

Bhamma is a small village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 176 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamma village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143149
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 176
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhamma compares

By the 2011 count Bhamma is the 127th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bhamma

The census records public bus service for Bhamma 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhamma from other places

Bhamma lies about 16 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 2.6 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 Bhamma
Nearest railway station Jandiala 2.6 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 16 km
District headquarters Amritsar 16 km

Villages closest to Bhamma

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 Bhamma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamma village had a population of 340. That makes it the 127th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Bhamma village has 176 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamma has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bhamma is 143149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamma covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhamma is Jandiala, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bhamma.

Bhamma is about 16 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamma is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about 2.6 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 5.7 km away. Amritsar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalhera (under 2 km), Johal (1.9 km) and Wadala Johal (1.9 km).

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

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