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About Bhumkahar Village

Bhumkahar is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,939, made up of 1,048 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.18 hectares hectares.

Bhumkahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumkahar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 568.18 hectares
Population 1,939
Male Population 1,048
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Bhumkahar compares

By the 2011 count Bhumkahar is the 27th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 568.18 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Bhumkahar

Bhumkahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhumkahar 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 Bhumkahar from other places

Bhumkahar lies about 9.5 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Sagma, about 6.5 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 Bhumkahar
Nearest railway station Sagma 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 9.5 km
District headquarters Satna 9.5 km

Villages closest to Bhumkahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumkahar village had a population of 1,939. That makes it the 27th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Bhumkahar village has 1,048 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumkahar has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Bhumkahar covers 568.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhumkahar falls under Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhumkahar is Sagma, about 6.5 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 Bhumkahar.

Bhumkahar is about 9.5 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumkahar is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Sagma is about 6.5 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 9.5 km away. Satna is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirgaon (under 2 km), Badkher (under 2 km) and Kudiya (2.0 km).

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

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