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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,981, made up of 978 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752.03 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 752.03 hectares
Population 1,981
Male Population 978
Female Population 1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 28th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 752.03 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 58 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 9.0 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 Bamhani
Nearest railway station Salekasa 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 32 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km
District headquarters Balaghat 58 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

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 Bamhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani village had a population of 1,981. That makes it the 28th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Bamhani village has 978 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Bamhani covers 752.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Salekasa, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani 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.

Bamhani is in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Salekasa is about 9.0 km away. Kirnapur is about 32 km away. Gondiā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bora (3.5 km), Badgaon (17 km) and Kholmara (18 km).

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

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