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About Bhanpura Village

Bhanpura is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 180 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.72 hectares hectares.

Bhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 169.72 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 180
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpura is the 100th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 169.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Bhanpura

Bhanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhanpura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhanpura from other places

Bhanpura lies about 38 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 9.4 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 Bhanpura
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 11 km
Nearest town Sihorā 11 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 38 km

Villages closest to Bhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpura village had a population of 363. That makes it the 100th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Bhanpura village has 180 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpura has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Bhanpura covers 169.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpura falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpura is Sihora Road, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhanpura.

Bhanpura is about 38 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpura is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 9.4 km away. Sihora is about 11 km away. Sihorā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandra (under 2 km), Nunja (1.8 km) and Tighara (1.9 km).

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

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