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About Bamra Village

Bamra is a small village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 95 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,274 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 63.54 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 95
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,274
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bamra compares

By the 2011 count Bamra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 63.54 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bamra

The census records public bus service for Bamra 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baghakanali, Baghudi, Balguma and Balia Pathar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bamra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamra village had a population of 216. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Bamra village has 95 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamra has about 1274 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bamra is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamra covers 63.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamra falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bamra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Bamra.

Bamra is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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