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About Bamanpukuria Village

Bamanpukuria is one of the larger villages in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,421, made up of 3,320 males and 3,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamanpukuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamanpukuria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 446.77 hectares
Population 6,421
Male Population 3,320
Female Population 3,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Bamanpukuria compares

By the 2011 count Bamanpukuria is the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 446.77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bamanpukuria

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

Bamanpukuria lies about 35 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kankra Mirzanagar, about 17 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 Bamanpukuria
Nearest railway station Kankra Mirzanagar 17 km
Nearest town Canning 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Minakhan 35 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Bamanpukuria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamanpukuria village had a population of 6,421. That makes it the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Bamanpukuria village has 3,320 males and 3,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamanpukuria has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bamanpukuria is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamanpukuria covers 446.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamanpukuria falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamanpukuria is Kankra Mirzanagar, about 17 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 Bamanpukuria.

Bamanpukuria is about 35 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamanpukuria is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kankra Mirzanagar is about 17 km away. Canning is about 22 km away. Minakhan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minakhan (2.2 km), Bachhra (5.6 km) and Ramjoy Gheri (6.8 km).

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

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