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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 29 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.17 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 285.17 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 29
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 96th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 285.17 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 19 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Rupaund, about 4.7 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
Nearest railway station Rupaund 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 19 km
District headquarters Katni 19 km
Nearest town Murwāra 19 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badwara 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 60. That makes it the 96th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Bamhani village has 29 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Bamhani covers 285.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhani falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Rupaund, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 19 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Rupaund is about 4.7 km away. Badwara is about 19 km away. Katni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhanganvan (under 2 km), Bhaganwara (under 2 km) and Chandan (1.6 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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