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About Bamunia Village

Bamunia is a mid sized village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 334 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, 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 Egra I
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 75.81 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 334
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamunia compares

By the 2011 count Bamunia is the 70th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 75.81 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 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 Egra I 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 Egra I 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 663. That makes it the 70th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Bamunia village has 334 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamunia has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Bamunia is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamunia covers 75.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamunia falls under Egra I 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 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 Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 8.4 km away. Egra I 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 Asda Dakshin (4.3 km), Dakshin Gahabi (4.3 km) and Kalyanpur (7.1 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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