About Bamunia Village

Bamunia is one of the larger villages in Bhangar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,582, made up of 8,156 males and 7,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamunia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar II
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	801.96 hectares
Population	15,582
Male Population	8,156
Female Population	7,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Bamunia compares

By the 2011 count Bamunia is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents. Its 801.96 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bamunia

Bamunia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamunia 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 Bamunia from other places

Bamunia lies about 8.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, about 1.7 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 Bamunia
Nearest railway station	Bahirpuya Halt	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar II	8.0 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	8.0 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	9.1 km

Villages closest to Bamunia

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

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Common questions about Bamunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamunia village had a population of 15,582. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,112 residents.

Bamunia village has 8,156 males and 7,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamunia has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bamunia is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamunia covers 801.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bamunia falls under Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamunia is Bahirpuya Halt, about 1.7 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 Bamunia.

Bamunia is about 8.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamunia is in Bhangar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 1.7 km away. Bhangar II is about 8.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.