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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 273 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 270 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 273
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1004.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 44 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Pokla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 5.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 37 km
District headquarters Gumla 44 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamdara 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 519. That makes it the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Bamhani village has 273 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhani falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Pokla, about under 2 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 44 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Pokla is about under 2 km away. Kamdara is about 5.1 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuli (under 2 km), Pokla (under 2 km) and Karakel (1.5 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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