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About Bhumka Village

Bhumka is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 274 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.65 hectares hectares.

Bhumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 425.65 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 274
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Bhumka compares

By the 2011 count Bhumka is the 139th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 425.65 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bhumka

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

Bhumka lies about 73 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Karakbel, about 32 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
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 20 km
Nearest railway station Karakbel 32 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 33 km
District headquarters Seoni 73 km

Villages closest to Bhumka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakhnadon 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 545. That makes it the 139th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bhumka village has 274 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumka has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Bhumka covers 425.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhumka is Karakbel, about 32 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 Bhumka.

Bhumka is about 73 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 Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 20 km away. Karakbel is about 32 km away. Gotegaon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kosamghat (3.3 km), Khunt Khamariya (5.4 km) and Parasiya Ryt (5.9 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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