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About Bhama Village

Bhama is a small village in Garbeta II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 84 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta II
Pincode 721157
Area (hectares) 31.73 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 84
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhama compares

By the 2011 count Bhama is the 199th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 31.73 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bhama

Bhama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhama as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Betjharia, Bhagardanga, Bhalukbasabara and Bhalukbasachhota. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhama

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhama village had a population of 181. That makes it the 199th largest of the 253 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Bhama village has 84 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhama has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Bhama is 721157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhama covers 31.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhama falls under Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhama notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhama.

Bhama is in Garbeta II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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