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About Bamhangaon Village

Bamhangaon is a mid sized village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 246 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.27 hectares hectares.

Bamhangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhangaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 907.27 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 246
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhangaon compares

By the 2011 count Bamhangaon is the 89th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 907.27 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bamhangaon

Bamhangaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamhangaon as Available within 5 - 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 Bamhangaon from other places

Bamhangaon lies about 52 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Sindewahi, 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 Bamhangaon
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Sindewahi 37 km
Nearest town Warora 41 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 52 km

Villages closest to Bamhangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamhangaon village had a population of 515. That makes it the 89th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Bamhangaon village has 246 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhangaon has about 1093 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Bamhangaon covers 907.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamhangaon falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamhangaon is Sindewahi, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamhangaon.

Bamhangaon is about 52 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhangaon is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 9.6 km away. Sindewahi is about 37 km away. Warora is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katara (2.4 km), Satara (2.4 km) and Khapari (2.5 km).

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

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