Skip to main content

About Bahnapani Village

Bahnapani is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 319 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494333, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahnapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahnapani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494333
Area (hectares) 586.96 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 319
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahnapani compares

By the 2011 count Bahnapani is the 71st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 586.96 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Bahnapani

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

Bahnapani lies about 43 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 30 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 Bahnapani
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 2.8 km
Nearest town Kānker 23 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 30 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 43 km

Villages closest to Bahnapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahnapani village had a population of 660. That makes it the 71st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Bahnapani village has 319 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahnapani has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Bahnapani is 494333. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahnapani covers 586.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahnapani falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bahnapani is Dhamtari, about 30 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 village for Bahnapani.

Bahnapani is about 43 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahnapani is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 2.8 km away. Kānker is about 23 km away. Dhamtari is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marrampani (under 2 km), Ankhiharra (2.6 km) and Kariyapahar (3.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.