About Bham Village

Bham is a large village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,324, made up of 2,292 males and 2,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2008 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bham village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Malout
Pincode	152032
Area (hectares)	2008 hectares
Population	4,324
Male Population	2,292
Female Population	2,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bham compares

By the 2011 count Bham is the 13th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 2008 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

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 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 Bham from other places

Bham lies about 20 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Lakhewali, about 8.4 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	Lakhewali	8.4 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malout	23 km

Villages closest to Bham

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malout 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 4,324. That makes it the 13th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Bham village has 2,292 males and 2,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bham has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Bham is 152032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bham covers 2008 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bham falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bham is Lakhewali, about 8.4 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 Bham.

Bham is about 20 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bham is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Lakhewali is about 8.4 km away. Muktsar is about 20 km away. Malout is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.