About Bamunia Village

Bamunia is a large village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,128, made up of 1,091 males and 1,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.29 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	Canning II
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	173.29 hectares
Population	2,128
Male Population	1,091
Female Population	1,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
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 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 173.29 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

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	Canning 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 Canning 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 2,128. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Bamunia village has 1,091 males and 1,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamunia has about 951 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 960.

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

Bamunia covers 173.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamunia falls under Canning 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 Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about 1.7 km away. Canning 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.