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About Bhanpura Village

Bhanpura is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 209 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.67 hectares hectares.

Bhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 196.67 hectares
Population 428
Male Population 209
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpura is the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 196.67 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhanpura

Bhanpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhanpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 30 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 3.5 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 Vilayatkalan Road 3.5 km
Nearest town Umaria 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 30 km
District headquarters Katni 30 km

Villages closest to Bhanpura

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 Bhanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpura village had a population of 428. That makes it the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Bhanpura village has 209 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpura has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Bhanpura covers 196.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhanpura is Vilayatkalan Road, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhanpura.

Bhanpura is about 30 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpura is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 3.5 km away. Umaria is about 26 km away. Badwara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunari (under 2 km), Kachhari (1.6 km) and Jharela (2.5 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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