About Bamkaner Village

Bamkaner is one of the larger villages in Manawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,286, made up of 3,158 males and 3,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1073 hectares hectares.

Bamkaner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamkaner village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Dhar
Tehsil	Manawar
Area (hectares)	1073 hectares
Population	6,286
Male Population	3,158
Female Population	3,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamkaner compares

By the 2011 count Bamkaner is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents. Its 1073 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bamkaner

Bamkaner is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamkaner 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamkaner from other places

Bamkaner lies about 48 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 28 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 Bamkaner
Tehsil headquarters	Manawar	9.4 km
Nearest town	Manāwar	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Hathi gate station	28 km
District headquarters	Dhar	48 km

Villages closest to Bamkaner

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

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Common questions about Bamkaner

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamkaner village had a population of 6,286. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,422 residents.

Bamkaner village has 3,158 males and 3,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamkaner has about 991 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 987.

Bamkaner covers 1073 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamkaner falls under Manawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamkaner is Hathi gate station, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamkaner.

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

Bamkaner is in Manawar tehsil of Dhar district. Manawar is about 9.4 km away. Manāwar is about 9.4 km away. Hathi gate station is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.