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About Bhima Village

Bhima is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 759, made up of 372 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 472.1 hectares hectares.

Bhima Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhima village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 472.1 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 372
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhima compares

By the 2011 count Bhima is the 111th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 472.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bhima

Bhima is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhima as Available within 5 - 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 Bhima from other places

Bhima lies about 61 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 52 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 Bhima
Nearest town Malajkhand 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 14 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 52 km
District headquarters Balaghat 61 km

Villages closest to Bhima

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 Bhima

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhima village had a population of 759. That makes it the 111th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bhima village has 372 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhima has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Bhima covers 472.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhima is Bamhani Banjar, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhima.

Bhima is about 61 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhima is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 8.0 km away. Baihar is about 14 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Santapur (under 2 km), Gudma (1.9 km) and Bhimlat (2.5 km).

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

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