About Bamnidih Village

Bamnidih is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 444 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnidih village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Barabazar
Pincode	723127
Area (hectares)	194.78 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	444
Female Population	441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamnidih compares

By the 2011 count Bamnidih is the 70th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 194.78 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bamnidih

Bamnidih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamnidih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bamnidih from other places

Bamnidih lies about 50 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur, about 18 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 Bamnidih
Nearest town	Ghorabandha	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barabazar	16 km
Nearest railway station	Govindpur	18 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	50 km

Villages closest to Bamnidih

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Bamnidih

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnidih village had a population of 885. That makes it the 70th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Bamnidih village has 444 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnidih has about 993 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Bamnidih is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnidih covers 194.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamnidih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamnidih is Govindpur, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamnidih.

Bamnidih is about 50 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnidih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Ghorabandha is about 15 km away. Barabazar is about 16 km away. Govindpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.