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About Bhanpurganj Village

Bhanpurganj is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 308 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 670.44 hectares hectares.

Bhanpurganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanpurganj village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 670.44 hectares
Population 585
Male Population 308
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhanpurganj compares

By the 2011 count Bhanpurganj is the 64th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 670.44 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bhanpurganj

Bhanpurganj 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 Bhanpurganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhanpurganj from other places

Bhanpurganj lies about 50 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 46 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 Bhanpurganj
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 5.2 km
Nearest town Begamganj 24 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 46 km
District headquarters Raisen 50 km

Villages closest to Bhanpurganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanpurganj village had a population of 585. That makes it the 64th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Bhanpurganj village has 308 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanpurganj has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Bhanpurganj covers 670.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanpurganj falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhanpurganj is Sorai, about 46 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanpurganj.

Bhanpurganj is about 50 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanpurganj is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 5.2 km away. Begamganj is about 24 km away. Sorai is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalpani (2.1 km), Amgawan (2.2 km) and Samnapur Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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