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About Bhanpura Kalan Village

Bhanpura Kalan is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 440 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares.

Bhanpura Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpura Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 590 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 440
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanpura Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpura Kalan is the 59th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 958.

Getting to Bhanpura Kalan

Bhanpura Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanpura Kalan as Available within village. 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 Bhanpura Kalan from other places

Bhanpura Kalan lies about 34 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Dundi, about 4.1 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Dundi 4.1 km
Nearest town Sihorā 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 34 km
District headquarters Katni 34 km

Villages closest to Bhanpura Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpura Kalan village had a population of 890. That makes it the 59th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bhanpura Kalan village has 440 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpura Kalan has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Bhanpura Kalan covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanpura Kalan falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpura Kalan is Dundi, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhanpura Kalan.

Bhanpura Kalan is about 34 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpura Kalan is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Dundi is about 4.1 km away. Sihorā is about 18 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuli (3.4 km), Sahlawan (3.7 km) and Bhanpura Khurd (5.2 km).

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

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