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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 271 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.47 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 197.47 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 271
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 102nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 197.47 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani 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 Bamhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 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 Dhimarkheda 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 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 Bamhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani village had a population of 550. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bamhani village has 271 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Bamhani covers 197.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Dhimarkheda 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Rupaund is about 4.7 km away. Dhimarkheda 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 Umariya (4.8 km), Pondi (5.8 km) and Pondi Kalan (5.8 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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