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About Bamhandehi Village

Bamhandehi is a small village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 256 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1420.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhandehi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhandehi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 1420.7 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 256
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhandehi compares

By the 2011 count Bamhandehi is the 89th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 1420.7 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bamhandehi

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

Bamhandehi lies about 57 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 11 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 Bamhandehi
Nearest railway station Arand 11 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 57 km

Villages closest to Bamhandehi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhandehi village had a population of 499. That makes it the 89th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Bamhandehi village has 256 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhandehi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bamhandehi is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhandehi covers 1420.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhandehi falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhandehi is Arand, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Bamhandehi.

Bamhandehi is about 57 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhandehi is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Arand is about 11 km away. Mahāsamund is about 11 km away. Rajim is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundardehi (2.6 km), Tarjunga (4.4 km) and Rajkatti (4.6 km).

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

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