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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a large village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,263, made up of 1,626 males and 1,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 927.01 hectares
Population 3,263
Male Population 1,626
Female Population 1,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 927.01 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Bamhani

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

Bamhani lies about 64 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 72 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 Bamhani
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 18 km
District headquarters Bastar 64 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 72 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

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

Common questions about Bamhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani village had a population of 3,263. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Bamhani village has 1,626 males and 1,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 927.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Antagarh, about 72 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 64 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 18 km away. Bastar is about 64 km away. Antagarh is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohlai (4.8 km), Palli (6.0 km) and Indagaon (8.9 km).

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

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