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About Bhanpura Village

Bhanpura is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,576, made up of 788 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.9 hectares hectares.

Bhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 335.9 hectares
Population 1,576
Male Population 788
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 28th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 335.9 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 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 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 Murwara 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 Murwara 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 1,576. That makes it the 28th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Bhanpura village has 788 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Bhanpura covers 335.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanpura falls under Murwara 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 - 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 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 Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 3.5 km away. Umaria is about 26 km away. Murwara 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 Sunhari (under 2 km), Pondi (16 km) and Bhatgawan Sunhara (18 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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