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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 875 males and 905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1689.83 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 1689.83 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 875
Female Population 905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 12th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 1689.83 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 90 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Shridham, about 19 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 town Gotegaon 18 km
Nearest railway station Shridham 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 24 km
District headquarters Mandla 90 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghughari 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 1,780. That makes it the 12th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Bamhani village has 875 males and 905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Bamhani covers 1689.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhani falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Shridham, about 19 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 village for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 90 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Gotegaon is about 18 km away. Shridham is about 19 km away. Ghughari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (8.4 km), Dongargaon (12 km) and Pipardaun (13 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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