About Bamnigaon Village

Bamnigaon is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 616, made up of 313 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnigaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Itahar
Pincode	733143
Area (hectares)	96.53 hectares
Population	616
Male Population	313
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamnigaon compares

By the 2011 count Bamnigaon is the 155th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 96.53 hectares work out to about 6.4 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 955.

Getting to Bamnigaon

Bamnigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamnigaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bamnigaon from other places

Bamnigaon lies about 36 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kachna, about 7.1 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 Bamnigaon
Nearest railway station	Kachna	7.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itahar	25 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	36 km

Villages closest to Bamnigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnigaon village had a population of 616. That makes it the 155th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Bamnigaon village has 313 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnigaon has about 968 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Bamnigaon is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnigaon covers 96.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamnigaon falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamnigaon is Kachna, about 7.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamnigaon.

Bamnigaon is about 36 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnigaon is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kachna is about 7.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Itahar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.