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About Bamunia Village

Bamunia is a large village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 1,067 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721450
Area (hectares) 228.15 hectares
Population 2,002
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamunia compares

By the 2011 count Bamunia is the 15th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 228.15 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bamunia

Bamunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamunia as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamunia from other places

Bamunia lies about 17 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahisadal, about 4.9 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 Bamunia
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 4.9 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 17 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 17 km

Villages closest to Bamunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamunia village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 15th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Bamunia village has 1,067 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamunia has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bamunia is 721450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamunia covers 228.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamunia falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamunia is Mahisadal, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance for Bamunia.

Bamunia is about 17 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamunia is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 8.4 km away. Deshopran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Ada Berya (4.3 km), Dakshin Amtalia (4.3 km) and Dakshin Deulpota (4.3 km).

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

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