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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a large village in Barghat tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,341, made up of 1,123 males and 1,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 678.83 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Barghat
Area (hectares) 678.83 hectares
Population 2,341
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 14th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 678.83 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 24 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Kaniwara, about 1.8 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
Nearest railway station Kaniwara 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barghat 22 km
District headquarters Seoni 24 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barghat 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 2,341. That makes it the 14th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Bamhani village has 1,123 males and 1,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Bamhani covers 678.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Barghat tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Kaniwara, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 24 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Barghat tehsil of Seoni district. Kaniwara is about 1.8 km away. Barghat is about 22 km away. Seoni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurjai (11 km), Pakhara (12 km) and Muar (12 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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