About Bham Village

Bham is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,250, made up of 2,226 males and 2,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 885 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bham village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143527
Area (hectares)	885 hectares
Population	4,250
Male Population	2,226
Female Population	2,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bham compares

By the 2011 count Bham is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 885 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Bham

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

Bham lies about 31 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Qadian, about 9.3 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 Bham
Nearest railway station	Qadian	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	24 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	31 km

Villages closest to Bham

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

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Common questions about Bham

As per the Census of India 2011, Bham village had a population of 4,250. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bham village has 2,226 males and 2,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bham has about 909 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 Bham is 143527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bham covers 885 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bham falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bham is Qadian, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Bham.

Bham is about 31 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bham is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 9.3 km away. Batala is about 24 km away. Gurdaspur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.