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About Bamnara Village

Bamnara is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 613 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140108
Area (hectares) 336 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 613
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamnara compares

By the 2011 count Bamnara is the 38th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 336 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bamnara

Bamnara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamnara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamnara from other places

Bamnara lies about 16 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 3.6 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 Bamnara
Nearest railway station Kurali 3.6 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 14 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 16 km

Villages closest to Bamnara

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 Bamnara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnara village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 38th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bamnara village has 613 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bamnara is 140108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnara covers 336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamnara is Kurali, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bamnara.

Bamnara is about 16 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnara is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kurali is about 3.6 km away. Kūrāli is about 4.0 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhangrali (under 2 km), Nathwalpur (1.6 km) and Dhianpura (1.9 km).

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

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