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About Bamhori Village

Bamhori is a small village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 205 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.14 hectares hectares.

Bamhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhori village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 277.14 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 205
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhori compares

By the 2011 count Bamhori is the 141st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 277.14 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Bamhori

Bamhori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhori 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 Bamhori from other places

Bamhori lies about 28 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Barkhera, about 31 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 Bamhori
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 22 km
District headquarters Raisen 28 km
Nearest railway station Barkhera 31 km

Villages closest to Bamhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhori village had a population of 370. That makes it the 141st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Bamhori village has 205 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhori has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 911.

Bamhori covers 277.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhori falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhori is Barkhera, about 31 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 Bamhori.

Bamhori is about 28 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhori is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Goharganj is about 22 km away. Raisen is about 28 km away. Barkhera is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapariya Khapa (2.1 km), Magardha Pipaliya (2.4 km) and Borkhadi (2.6 km).

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

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