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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Khairlanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 811 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.35 hectares hectares.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Khairlanji
Area (hectares) 418.35 hectares
Population 1,678
Male Population 811
Female Population 867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 40th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 418.35 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Bhanpur

Bhanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bhanpur from other places

Bhanpur lies about 23 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Khara, about 13 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 Bhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Khairlanji 12 km
Nearest railway station Khara 13 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 15 km
District headquarters Balaghat 23 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 40th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Bhanpur village has 811 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Bhanpur covers 418.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpur falls under Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Khara, about 13 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 village for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 23 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Khairlanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Khairlanji is about 12 km away. Khara is about 13 km away. Wārāseonī is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhendara Basti (2.2 km), Katangi (2.3 km) and Arambha (3.1 km).

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

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