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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 606 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.7 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 485.7 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 606
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 54th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 485.7 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within 5 - 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 11 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Hatta Road, about 1.6 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 Hatta Road 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 11 km
District headquarters Balaghat 11 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 11 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalbarra 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 1,269. That makes it the 54th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Bamhani village has 606 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Bamhani covers 485.7 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 Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Hatta Road, about 1.6 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 village for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 11 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 Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Hatta Road is about 1.6 km away. Lalbarra is about 11 km away. Balaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikhali Badi (2.1 km), Chichgaon (3.1 km) and Sihora (3.4 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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