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About Bamhni Village

Bamhni is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 304 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 247.39 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 304
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhni compares

By the 2011 count Bamhni is the 68th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 247.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1038.

Getting to Bamhni

Bamhni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhni 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 Bamhni from other places

Bamhni lies about 83 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 22 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 Bamhni
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 11 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 22 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 38 km
District headquarters Raipur 83 km

Villages closest to Bamhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhni village had a population of 623. That makes it the 68th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Bamhni village has 304 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhni has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Bamhni is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhni covers 247.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhni falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhni is Khariar Road, about 22 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 Bamhni.

Bamhni is about 83 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhni is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 11 km away. Khariar Road is about 22 km away. Mahāsamund is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhani (under 2 km), Nawadih (under 2 km) and Nawapara (2.8 km).

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

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