Skip to main content

About Bhanwar Village

Bhanwar is a mid sized village in Raghurajnagar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 828 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.5 hectares hectares.

Bhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Raghurajnagar
Area (hectares) 504.5 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 828
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Bhanwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwar is the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 884 residents. Its 504.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Bhanwar

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

Bhanwar lies about 25 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Hati, 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 Bhanwar
Nearest town Nāgod 18 km
Nearest railway station Hati 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghurajnagar 25 km
District headquarters Satna 25 km

Villages closest to Bhanwar

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 Bhanwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwar village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 884 residents.

Bhanwar village has 828 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwar has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Bhanwar covers 504.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhanwar is Hati, 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 Bhanwar.

Bhanwar is about 25 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanwar is in Raghurajnagar tehsil of Satna district. Nāgod is about 18 km away. Hati is about 21 km away. Raghurajnagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barah (under 2 km), Garlaga (2.0 km) and Paikauri (2.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All