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About Baman Village

Baman is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 160 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140111
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 160
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baman compares

By the 2011 count Baman is the 128th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Baman

The census records public bus service for Baman as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baman from other places

Baman lies about 9.2 km from Rupnagar. 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 Baman
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 5.2 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 9.2 km
Nearest town Ropar 9.2 km

Villages closest to Baman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Baman

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman village had a population of 308. That makes it the 128th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Baman village has 160 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Baman is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baman covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baman falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Baman notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baman.

Baman is about 9.2 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baman is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 5.2 km away. Rupnagar is about 9.2 km away. Ropar is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulian (under 2 km), Assarpur (under 2 km) and Sheikhupur (under 2 km).

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

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