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About Bamhanpuri Village

Bamhanpuri is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 396 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhanpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 281.39 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 396
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bamhanpuri is the 101st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 281.39 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Bamhanpuri

Bamhanpuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhanpuri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bamhanpuri from other places

Bamhanpuri lies about 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 40 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 Bamhanpuri
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 20 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 20 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 40 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Bamhanpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Bamhanpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhanpuri village had a population of 761. That makes it the 101st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Bamhanpuri village has 396 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhanpuri has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Bamhanpuri is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhanpuri covers 281.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhanpuri falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhanpuri is Nipania, about 40 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 km distance for Bamhanpuri.

Bamhanpuri is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhanpuri is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 20 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 20 km away. Nipania is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitawar (under 2 km), Kumhari (3.2 km) and Bhalukona (3.3 km).

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

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