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About Banbhum Village

Banbhum is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 57 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banbhum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banbhum village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 51.46 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 57
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banbhum compares

By the 2011 count Banbhum is the 214th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 51.46 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Banbhum

Banbhum is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banbhum 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bali Juri, Balia Guri, Balidiha and Bamdia. 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 Banbhum

As per the Census of India 2011, Banbhum village had a population of 128. That makes it the 214th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Banbhum village has 57 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banbhum has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Banbhum is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banbhum covers 51.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banbhum falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banbhum notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Banbhum.

Banbhum is in Jamboni 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 Banbhum today is likely to be higher.

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