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About Bamhouri Kalan Village

Bamhouri Kalan is a mid sized village in Ghuwara tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 343 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.97 hectares hectares.

Bamhouri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhouri Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Ghuwara
Area (hectares) 377.97 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 343
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
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 Bamhouri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bamhouri Kalan is the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 377.97 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Getting to Bamhouri Kalan

Bamhouri Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamhouri Kalan 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 Bamhouri Kalan from other places

Bamhouri Kalan lies about 48 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 36 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 Bamhouri Kalan
Nearest town Bijāwar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghuwara 32 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 36 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Bamhouri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghuwara 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 Bamhouri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhouri Kalan village had a population of 646. That makes it the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Bamhouri Kalan village has 343 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhouri Kalan has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 871.

Bamhouri Kalan covers 377.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhouri Kalan falls under Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhouri Kalan is Rampura, about 36 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 Bamhouri Kalan.

Bamhouri Kalan is about 48 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhouri Kalan is in Ghuwara tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijāwar is about 15 km away. Ghuwara is about 32 km away. Rampura is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamnora Kalan (under 2 km), Kheri (19 km) and Raipura Kalan (21 km).

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

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