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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a small village in Kirnapur tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 54 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 421.59 hectares hectares.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Kirnapur
Area (hectares) 421.59 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 54
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents. Its 421.59 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bhanpur

Bhanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanpur as Available within 5 - 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 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 7.7 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 9.1 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
District headquarters Balaghat 7.7 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kirnapur 23 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

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 Bhanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpur village had a population of 113. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,305 residents.

Bhanpur village has 54 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Bhanpur covers 421.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Dhapewara, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 7.7 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 Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. Balaghat is about 7.7 km away. Bālāghāt is about 7.7 km away. Dhapewara is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koyalgarh (8.1 km), Sihora (11 km) and Kunde (11 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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