About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 715 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Akaltara
Pincode	495552
Area (hectares)	417.45 hectares
Population	1,403
Male Population	715
Female Population	688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 42nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 417.45 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 17 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station	Akaltara	6.2 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	17 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Bamhani village has 715 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 962 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 417.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Akaltara, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 17 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Akaltara is about 6.2 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.