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About Bamhanwada Village

Bamhanwada is a small village in Chhapara tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 174 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.25 hectares hectares.

Bamhanwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhanwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Chhapara
Area (hectares) 195.25 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 174
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamhanwada compares

By the 2011 count Bamhanwada is the 126th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 195.25 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 980.

Getting to Bamhanwada

Bamhanwada is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamhanwada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bamhanwada from other places

Bamhanwada lies about 27 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Kaniwara, about 3.3 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 Bamhanwada
Nearest railway station Kaniwara 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhapara 19 km
District headquarters Seoni 27 km

Villages closest to Bamhanwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhanwada village had a population of 314. That makes it the 126th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Bamhanwada village has 174 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhanwada has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Bamhanwada covers 195.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhanwada falls under Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bamhanwada is Kaniwara, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bamhanwada.

Bamhanwada is about 27 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhanwada is in Chhapara tehsil of Seoni district. Kaniwara is about 3.3 km away. Chhapara is about 19 km away. Seoni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairi (4.2 km), Singhodi (6.6 km) and Bhatamatra (6.8 km).

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

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