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About Bamhanpuri Village

Bamhanpuri is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 646 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, 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 Bilaigarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 249.16 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 646
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Bamhanpuri is the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 249.16 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1009.

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 - 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 Bamhanpuri from other places

Bamhanpuri lies about 142 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 46 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 Bilaigarh 24 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 142 km

Villages closest to Bamhanpuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 1,291. That makes it the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Bamhanpuri village has 646 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhanpuri has about 998 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bamhanpuri is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhanpuri covers 249.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhanpuri falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhanpuri is Jharadih, about 46 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 Bamhanpuri.

Bamhanpuri is about 142 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 Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 24 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Jharadih is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogesara (under 2 km), Tilaipali (2.4 km) and Tata (2.4 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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