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About Bhamal Village

Bhamal is a mid sized village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 586 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 87.98 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 586
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamal compares

By the 2011 count Bhamal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 87.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhamal

Bhamal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhamal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhalki Sol, Bhaluk Khulia, Bhaluk Khulya and Bhalukbasadihi. 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 Bhamal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamal village had a population of 1,161. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bhamal village has 586 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamal has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhamal is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamal covers 87.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhamal falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhamal 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 - 10 km distance for Bhamal.

Bhamal is in Sankrail 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 Bhamal today is likely to be higher.

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