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About Bamhni Village

Bamhni is a small village in Hazaribag tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 138 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Hazaribag
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 142.33 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 138
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Bamhni compares

By the 2011 count Bamhni is the 68th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 142.33 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Bamhni

Bamhni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamhni 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 Bamhni from other places

Bamhni lies about 5.5 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 6.1 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 Hazaribag 5.5 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 5.5 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 6.1 km

Villages closest to Bamhni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hazaribag 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 270. That makes it the 68th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Bamhni village has 138 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhni has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Bamhni is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhni covers 142.33 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.

Bamhni falls under Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamhni is Hazaribag Town, about 6.1 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 Bamhni.

Bamhni is about 5.5 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhni is in Hazaribag tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribag is about 5.5 km away. Hazaribagh is about 5.5 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bocho (under 2 km), Bamhanbai (under 2 km) and Salaiya (under 2 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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