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About Bamundiha Village

Bamundiha is a small village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 76 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamundiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamundiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 134.53 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 76
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Bamundiha compares

By the 2011 count Bamundiha is the 123rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 134.53 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bamundiha

Bamundiha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamundiha 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 Bamundiha from other places

Bamundiha lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 3.5 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 Bamundiha
Nearest railway station Chatra 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Bamundiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Bamundiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamundiha village had a population of 146. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bamundiha village has 76 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamundiha has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bamundiha is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamundiha covers 134.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamundiha falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamundiha is Chatra, about 3.5 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 Bamundiha.

Bamundiha is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamundiha is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 5.3 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maldiha (under 2 km), Salchatra (3.8 km) and Amaipur (4.2 km).

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

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