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About Bamandiha Village

Bamandiha is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 51 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamandiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamandiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723128
Area (hectares) 67.88 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 51
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamandiha compares

By the 2011 count Bamandiha is the 193rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 67.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bamandiha

Bamandiha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamandiha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bamandiha from other places

Bamandiha 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 Bamandiha
Nearest railway station Urma Railway Station 13 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 24 km
District headquarters Puruliya 24 km

Villages closest to Bamandiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamandiha village had a population of 114. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Bamandiha village has 51 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamandiha has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bamandiha is 723128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamandiha covers 67.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamandiha falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamandiha is Urma Railway Station, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamandiha.

Bamandiha 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.

Bamandiha is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Urma Railway Station is about 13 km away. Balarāmpur is about 15 km away. Manbazar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puruldiha (24 km), Baghkundi (33 km) and Kuda (41 km).

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

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