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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 473 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.26 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 240.26 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 473
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 30th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 240.26 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 22 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 21 km
District headquarters Mandla 22 km
Nearest town Mandlā 22 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanganj 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 902. That makes it the 30th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Bamhani village has 473 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Bamhani covers 240.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Mandla Fort, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 22 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 Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 18 km away. Mandla Fort is about 21 km away. Mandla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukara (2.5 km), Kukari (2.8 km) and Deori (2.9 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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