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About Bhamal Village

Bhamal is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,013, made up of 534 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142033
Area (hectares) 592 hectares
Population 1,013
Male Population 534
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamal compares

By the 2011 count Bhamal is the 90th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 592 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bhamal

Bhamal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhamal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhamal from other places

Bhamal lies about 33 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chaukiman, about 14 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 Bhamal
Nearest railway station Chaukiman 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 16 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 33 km

Villages closest to Bhamal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamal village had a population of 1,013. That makes it the 90th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Bhamal village has 534 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamal has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bhamal is 142033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamal covers 592 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhamal falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bhamal is Chaukiman, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhamal.

Bhamal is about 33 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamal is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chaukiman is about 14 km away. Jagraon is about 16 km away. Ludhiana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiri (under 2 km), Bhaini Araian (under 2 km) and Madarpura (under 2 km).

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

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