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About Bamhni Village

Bamhni is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 314 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.54 hectares hectares.

Bamhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 453.54 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 314
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhni compares

By the 2011 count Bamhni is the 139th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 453.54 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bamhni

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

Bamhni lies about 58 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Chiraidongri, about 47 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 Baihar 9.1 km
Nearest town Malajkhand 13 km
Nearest railway station Chiraidongri 47 km
District headquarters Balaghat 58 km

Villages closest to Bamhni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar 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 619. That makes it the 139th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bamhni village has 314 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhni has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Bamhni covers 453.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhni falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhni is Chiraidongri, about 47 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamhni.

Bamhni is about 58 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhni is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Baihar is about 9.1 km away. Malajkhand is about 13 km away. Chiraidongri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohgaon (1.5 km), Bharda (2.5 km) and Lagma (3.2 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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