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About Bahmanian Village

Bahmanian is a large village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,146, made up of 1,106 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahmanian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahmanian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Pincode 144702
Area (hectares) 501.21 hectares
Population 2,146
Male Population 1,106
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahmanian compares

By the 2011 count Bahmanian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 501.21 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 956.

Getting to Bahmanian

Bahmanian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahmanian as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bahmanian from other places

Bahmanian lies about 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Mulewal Khaira, about 5.6 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 Bahmanian
Tehsil headquarters Shahkot 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Mulewal Khaira 5.6 km
Nearest town Nakodar 18 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 40 km

Villages closest to Bahmanian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahmanian village had a population of 2,146. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Bahmanian village has 1,106 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahmanian has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bahmanian is 144702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahmanian covers 501.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahmanian falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahmanian is Mulewal Khaira, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahmanian.

Bahmanian is about 40 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahmanian is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Shahkot is about 4.4 km away. Mulewal Khaira is about 5.6 km away. Nakodar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bahmanian (under 2 km), Aidalpur (under 2 km) and Sangatpur (under 2 km).

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

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