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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Sakoli tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 359 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.43 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Sakoli
Area (hectares) 238.43 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 359
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 53rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 238.43 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bamhani as Available within <5 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 29 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Sondad, about 19 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 Bamhani
Tehsil headquarters Sakoli 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Sondad 19 km
District headquarters Bhandara 29 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 29 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhani village had a population of 719. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Bamhani village has 359 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Bamhani covers 238.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Sondad, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 29 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Sakoli tehsil of Bhandara district. Sakoli is about 8.4 km away. Sondad is about 19 km away. Bhandara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundipar (under 2 km), Chichgaon (2.1 km) and Sarati (2.9 km).

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

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