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About Bamsu Village

Bamsu is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 88 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamsu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 72.16 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 88
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamsu compares

By the 2011 count Bamsu is the 147th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 72.16 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Bamsu

Bamsu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamsu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamsu from other places

Bamsu lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Bamsu
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 32 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 32 km

Villages closest to Bamsu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamsu village had a population of 176. That makes it the 147th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Bamsu village has 88 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamsu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Bamsu is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamsu covers 72.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamsu falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamsu is Kotdwara, about 32 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamsu.

Bamsu is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamsu is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandia Malla (under 2 km), Padiyar Gaon (under 2 km) and Gutheria (1.6 km).

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

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