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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a large village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,461 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 935.28 hectares
Population 2,944
Male Population 1,461
Female Population 1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
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 983 residents. Its 935.28 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

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 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 15 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 69 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 Kawardha 9.3 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 69 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha 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 2,944. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bamhani village has 1,461 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 935.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Hathbandh, about 69 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 village for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 15 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 9.3 km away. Kabeerdham is about 15 km away. Hathbandh is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakuraintola (under 2 km), Kuteli (2.4 km) and Raghunathpur (2.5 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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