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About Bamkhed Village

Bamkhed is a mid sized village in Deolgaon Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 336 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares.

Bamkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Deolgaon Raja
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 336
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Bamkhed compares

By the 2011 count Bamkhed is the 54th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,575 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Bamkhed

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

Bamkhed lies about 34 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 52 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 Bamkhed
Nearest town Chikhli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Deolgaon Raja 34 km
District headquarters Buldana 34 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 52 km

Villages closest to Bamkhed

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deolgaon Raja 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 Bamkhed

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamkhed village had a population of 640. That makes it the 54th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,575 residents.

Bamkhed village has 336 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamkhed has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Bamkhed covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamkhed falls under Deolgaon Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamkhed is Khamgaon, about 52 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 Bamkhed.

Bamkhed is about 34 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamkhed is in Deolgaon Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 14 km away. Deolgaon Raja is about 34 km away. Buldana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baigaon Pr Kherda (11 km), Baigaon Pr Malkapur Pangra (11 km) and Narayankhed (13 km).

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

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