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About Bamai Village

Bamai is a mid sized village in Shikohabad tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 864 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.88 hectares hectares.

Bamai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Shikohabad
Area (hectares) 323.88 hectares
Population 1,660
Male Population 864
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bamai compares

By the 2011 count Bamai is the 119th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents. Its 323.88 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 873.

Getting to Bamai

Bamai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bamai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamai from other places

Bamai lies about 33 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Kaurara, about 16 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 Bamai
Nearest town Sirsāganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikohabad 15 km
Nearest railway station Kaurara 16 km
District headquarters Firozabad 33 km

Villages closest to Bamai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamai village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 119th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,886 residents.

Bamai village has 864 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamai has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Bamai covers 323.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamai falls under Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamai is Kaurara, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamai.

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

Bamai is in Shikohabad tehsil of Firozabad district. Sirsāganj is about 12 km away. Shikohabad is about 15 km away. Kaurara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharaul (1.9 km), Daragapur Bharaul (1.9 km) and Rahatpur (2.0 km).

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

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