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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,021, made up of 489 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493335
Area (hectares) 637.14 hectares
Population 1,021
Male Population 489
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 60th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 637.14 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

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 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 116 km from Raipur, 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 Kasdol 34 km
Nearest town Saraipali 35 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 60 km
District headquarters Raipur 116 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol 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 1,021. That makes it the 60th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bamhani village has 489 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 493335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 637.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhani falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 116 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 34 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gajradih (1.6 km), Kauha Junwani (5.1 km) and Sirmal (6.2 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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