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About Bhumka Village

Bhumka is a small village in Ghansaur tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 65 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.88 hectares hectares.

Bhumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Ghansaur
Area (hectares) 132.88 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 65
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhumka compares

By the 2011 count Bhumka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 593 residents. Its 132.88 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhumka

Bhumka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhumka as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bhumka from other places

Bhumka lies about 97 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 20 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 Bhumka
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 20 km
Nearest town Mandlā 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansaur 27 km
District headquarters Seoni 97 km

Villages closest to Bhumka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumka village had a population of 136. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Bhumka village has 65 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumka has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Bhumka covers 132.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhumka falls under Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhumka is Mandla Fort, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhumka.

Bhumka is about 97 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumka is in Ghansaur tehsil of Seoni district. Mandla Fort is about 20 km away. Mandlā is about 20 km away. Ghansaur 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 Singhanpuri (under 2 km), Khudri (2.6 km) and Dawajhir (3.0 km).

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

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