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About Bam Diha Village

Bam Diha is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 154 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bam Diha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bam Diha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721138
Area (hectares) 93.57 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 154
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bam Diha compares

By the 2011 count Bam Diha is the 168th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 93.57 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bam Diha

Bam Diha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bam Diha as Available within 5 - 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 Baksa, Bali Chaunria, Bali Geria and Bali Muri. 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 Bam Diha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bam Diha village had a population of 310. That makes it the 168th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Bam Diha village has 154 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bam Diha has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Bam Diha is 721138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bam Diha covers 93.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bam Diha falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bam Diha.

Bam Diha is in Nayagram 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 Bam Diha today is likely to be higher.

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