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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
USHA RANI BARMAN
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- LGD code
- 309813
- Pincode
- 733156
- Post office
- Bindole
- Population
- 1,114
- Households
- 271
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 601
Census 2011 · in context
How Bamra compares
By population, Bamra ranks #49 of 116 villages in Hemtabad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.3%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Bamra
- 59.3%
- Hemtabad mandal
- 58.3%
- Uttar Dinajpur district
- 49.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−55 vs mandal average
- Bamra
- 901
- Hemtabad mandal
- 956
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Bamra
- 4.1
- Hemtabad mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bamra at a glance
Bamra is a village of 1,114 people in 271 households (Census 2011) in Hemtabad block, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, the 49th-largest of 116 villages in Hemtabad block. Literacy is 59%, 1 points above the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 733156, served by Bindole post office; the LGD village code is 309813. The sarpanch is USHA RANI BARMAN, and the village votes in Harirampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Biplab Mitra. The population is estimated at 1,313 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bamra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 19
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 198.75
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bamra
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Key facts — Bamra
- LGD code
- 309813
- Pincode
- 733156
- Post office
- Bindole
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,114
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,313
- Households
- 271
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balurghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Harirampur
- Member of Parliament
- Sukanta Majumdar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Biplab Mitra
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- USHA RANI BARMAN
- Block / Mandal
- Hemtabad
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
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