About Bamyal Village

Bamyal is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,055, made up of 2,116 males and 1,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamyal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145027
Area (hectares)	780 hectares
Population	4,055
Male Population	2,116
Female Population	1,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamyal compares

By the 2011 count Bamyal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 780 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Bamyal

Bamyal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamyal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamyal from other places

Bamyal lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 17 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 Bamyal
Nearest town	Kathua	17 km
Nearest railway station	Parmanand	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	26 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	28 km

Villages closest to Bamyal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamyal village had a population of 4,055. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Bamyal village has 2,116 males and 1,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamyal has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Bamyal is 145027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamyal covers 780 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamyal falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bamyal is Parmanand, about 17 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 village for Bamyal.

Bamyal is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamyal is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 17 km away. Parmanand is about 17 km away. Pathankot is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.