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About Bamunya Village

Bamunya is a large village in Mahisadal tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,561, made up of 1,828 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamunya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamunya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Mahisadal
Pincode 721628
Area (hectares) 315.23 hectares
Population 3,561
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bamunya compares

By the 2011 count Bamunya is the 22nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents. Its 315.23 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bamunya

Bamunya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bamunya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamunya from other places

Bamunya 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 Bamunya
Nearest railway station Mahisadal 4.9 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 8.4 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 17 km

Villages closest to Bamunya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamunya village had a population of 3,561. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,684 residents.

Bamunya village has 1,828 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamunya has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bamunya is 721628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamunya covers 315.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamunya falls under Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamunya is Mahisadal, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamunya.

Bamunya 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.

Bamunya is in Mahisadal tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mahisadal is about 4.9 km away. Monoharpur is about 8.4 km away. Purba Medinipur 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 Ektarpur (2.6 km), Lakshya (2.8 km) and Kanchanpur (3.1 km).

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

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