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About Bamhangaon Village

Bamhangaon is a large village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,715, made up of 1,351 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.82 hectares hectares.

Bamhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhangaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 372.82 hectares
Population 2,715
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
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 Bamhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bamhangaon is the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 372.82 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bamhangaon

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

Bamhangaon lies about 27 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Birsola, about 11 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 Bamhangaon
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Birsola 11 km
Nearest town Gondiā 20 km
District headquarters Balaghat 27 km

Villages closest to Bamhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhangaon village had a population of 2,715. That makes it the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Bamhangaon village has 1,351 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhangaon has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Bamhangaon covers 372.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamhangaon falls under Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhangaon is Birsola, about 11 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 Bamhangaon.

Bamhangaon is about 27 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhangaon is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Kirnapur is about 3.2 km away. Birsola is about 11 km away. Gondiā is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Timkitola (under 2 km), Murkuda (under 2 km) and Pangaon (1.5 km).

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

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