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About Bamu Village

Bamu is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 303 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.99 hectares hectares.

Bamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Area (hectares) 136.99 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 303
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamu compares

By the 2011 count Bamu is the 108th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 136.99 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bamu

Bamu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamu as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamu from other places

Bamu lies about 24 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Urma Railway Station, about 13 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 Bamu
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 10 km
Nearest railway station Urma Railway Station 13 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 15 km
District headquarters Puruliya 24 km

Villages closest to Bamu

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.

Common questions about Bamu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamu village had a population of 620. That makes it the 108th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Bamu village has 303 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamu has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Bamu covers 136.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamu is Urma Railway Station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamu.

Bamu is about 24 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamu is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Barabazar is about 10 km away. Urma Railway Station is about 13 km away. Balarāmpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamundiha (under 2 km), Barabazar (10.0 km) and Rampur (15 km).

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

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