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About Bhamian Village

Bhamian is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 522 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 522
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamian compares

By the 2011 count Bhamian is the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 898.

Getting to Bhamian

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

Bhamian lies about 66 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 4.9 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 Bhamian
Nearest railway station Khamanon 4.9 km
Nearest town Basi 10 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 66 km

Villages closest to Bhamian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamian village had a population of 994. That makes it the 34th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Bhamian village has 522 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamian has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Bhamian is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamian covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhamian falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhamian is Khamanon, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhamian.

Bhamian is about 66 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamian is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 4.9 km away. Basi is about 10 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulwan (under 2 km), Bathan Khurd (1.8 km) and Nanglan (1.9 km).

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

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