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About Bhumka Village

Bhumka is a mid sized village in Majhauli tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 610 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520.46 hectares hectares.

Bhumka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Majhauli
Area (hectares) 520.46 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 610
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhumka compares

By the 2011 count Bhumka is the 52nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 520.46 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bhumka

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 <5 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 28 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 5.5 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 Shankarpur Bhadaura 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhauli 25 km
District headquarters Sidhi 28 km

Villages closest to Bhumka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhauli 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 1,224. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Bhumka village has 610 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumka has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Bhumka covers 520.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhumka falls under Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhumka is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 28 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhumka is in Majhauli tehsil of Sidhi district. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 5.5 km away. Majhauli is about 25 km away. Sidhi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasi (2.5 km), Tikri (2.6 km) and Kamchad (3.5 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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