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About Bamakhedi Village

Bamakhedi is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 296 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.9 hectares hectares.

Bamakhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamakhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 294.9 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 296
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bamakhedi compares

By the 2011 count Bamakhedi is the 112th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 294.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Bamakhedi

Bamakhedi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bamakhedi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamakhedi from other places

Bamakhedi lies about 40 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, about 21 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 Bamakhedi
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 8.4 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 21 km
District headquarters Dhar 40 km

Villages closest to Bamakhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamakhedi village had a population of 589. That makes it the 112th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Bamakhedi village has 296 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamakhedi has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Bamakhedi covers 294.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamakhedi falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamakhedi is Barnagar, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamakhedi.

Bamakhedi is about 40 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamakhedi is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 8.4 km away. Badnāwar is about 8.4 km away. Barnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipaliya (1.8 km), Saktali (2.2 km) and Bakhatgarh (2.4 km).

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

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