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About Bhanpur Village

Bhanpur is a mid sized village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 407 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.88 hectares hectares.

Bhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 267.88 hectares
Population 817
Male Population 407
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpur is the 52nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 267.88 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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 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 21 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Gurra, about 14 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 Babai 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Gurra 14 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 21 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 21 km

Villages closest to Bhanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Babai 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 817. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Bhanpur village has 407 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Bhanpur covers 267.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpur falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpur is Gurra, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanpur.

Bhanpur is about 21 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpur is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 4.7 km away. Gurra is about 14 km away. Hoshangabad 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 Baglon (2.5 km), Bagal Khedi (2.6 km) and Bajjarwada (2.7 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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