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About Bambawan Village

Bambawan is a large village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,757, made up of 1,836 males and 1,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bambawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bambawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222181
Area (hectares) 279.66 hectares
Population 3,757
Male Population 1,836
Female Population 1,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bambawan compares

By the 2011 count Bambawan is the 36th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 279.66 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Bambawan

Bambawan 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 Bambawan as Available within village. 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bambawan from other places

Bambawan lies about 28 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about 4.7 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 Bambawan
Nearest railway station Kirakat 4.7 km
Nearest town Lalganj 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 28 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 28 km

Villages closest to Bambawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bambawan village had a population of 3,757. That makes it the 36th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Bambawan village has 1,836 males and 1,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bambawan has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Bambawan is 222181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bambawan covers 279.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bambawan falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bambawan is Kirakat, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bambawan.

Bambawan is about 28 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bambawan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about 4.7 km away. Lalganj is about 23 km away. Kerakat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devnath Pur (under 2 km), Thana Gaddi (under 2 km) and Udaichandpur (2.2 km).

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

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