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About Bhanutola Village

Bhanutola is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 282 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.57 hectares hectares.

Bhanutola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanutola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 106.57 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 282
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanutola compares

By the 2011 count Bhanutola is the 96th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 106.57 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 1013.

Getting to Bhanutola

Bhanutola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhanutola as Available within <5 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 Bhanutola from other places

Bhanutola lies about 56 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 26 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 Bhanutola
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 26 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 38 km
District headquarters Balaghat 56 km

Villages closest to Bhanutola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanutola village had a population of 568. That makes it the 96th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Bhanutola village has 282 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanutola has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Bhanutola covers 106.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanutola falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanutola is Salekasa, about 26 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhanutola.

Bhanutola is about 56 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanutola is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 8.0 km away. Salekasa is about 26 km away. Dongargarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandora (under 2 km), Sulsuli (under 2 km) and Khursitola (under 2 km).

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

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