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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Gaurihar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 474 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.8 hectares hectares.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Gaurihar
Area (hectares) 334.8 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 474
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 73rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 334.8 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

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 5 - 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 84 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khurhand, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Gaurihar 15 km
Nearest railway station Khurhand 19 km
Nearest town Atarra 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 84 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaurihar 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 876. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Bhanpur village has 474 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 864.

Bhanpur covers 334.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpur falls under Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Khurhand, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 84 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Gaurihar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Gaurihar is about 15 km away. Khurhand is about 19 km away. Atarra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behanpur (under 2 km), Chak Ramjhala (under 2 km) and Singarpur (3.1 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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