About Bhamala Village

Bhamala is a mid sized village in Jaitpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 491 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.82 hectares hectares.

Bhamala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamala village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shahdol
Tehsil	Jaitpur
Area (hectares)	981.82 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	491
Female Population	479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamala compares

By the 2011 count Bhamala is the 63rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 981.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhamala

Bhamala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhamala as Available within 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 Bhamala from other places

Bhamala lies about 80 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Umaria, about 37 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 Bhamala
Tehsil headquarters	Jaitpur	27 km
Nearest railway station	Umaria	37 km
District headquarters	Shahdol	80 km

Villages closest to Bhamala

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

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Common questions about Bhamala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamala village had a population of 970. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Bhamala village has 491 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamala has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Bhamala covers 981.82 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.

Bhamala falls under Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhamala is Umaria, about 37 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhamala.

Bhamala is about 80 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamala is in Jaitpur tehsil of Shahdol district. Jaitpur is about 27 km away. Umaria is about 37 km away. Shahdol is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.