About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 749 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Pithora
Pincode	493445
Area (hectares)	687.41 hectares
Population	1,606
Male Population	749
Female Population	857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
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 the 18th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 687.41 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

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 77 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 60 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	Pithora	33 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	35 km
Nearest railway station	Bagbahra	60 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	77 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pithora 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 1,606. That makes it the 18th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Bamhani village has 749 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 687.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Bagbahra, about 60 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 77 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 33 km away. Saraipali is about 35 km away. Bagbahra is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.