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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a small village in Kundam tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 215 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714.59 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Kundam
Area (hectares) 714.59 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 215
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 118th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 714.59 hectares work out to about 0.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 58 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 52 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 Bamhani
Tehsil headquarters Kundam 26 km
Nearest town Mandlā 50 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 52 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 58 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani village had a population of 427. That makes it the 118th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Bamhani village has 215 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Bamhani covers 714.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhani falls under Kundam tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Mandla Fort, about 52 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 58 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Kundam tehsil of Jabalpur district. Kundam is about 26 km away. Mandlā is about 50 km away. Mandla Fort is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitpuri (8.7 km), Kanhwara (9.0 km) and Maheshpuri (9.5 km).

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

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