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About Bamni Chak Village

Bamni Chak is a small village in Pombhurna tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 139 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,137 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.28 hectares hectares.

Bamni Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamni Chak village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Pombhurna
Area (hectares) 349.28 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 139
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,137
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamni Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bamni Chak is the 50th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 876 residents. Its 349.28 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 979.

Getting to Bamni Chak

Bamni Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamni Chak as Available within village. 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 Bamni Chak from other places

Bamni Chak lies about 15 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Balharshah, about 3.4 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 Bamni Chak
Nearest railway station Balharshah 3.4 km
Nearest town Rājūra 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pombhurna 15 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 15 km

Villages closest to Bamni Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pombhurna 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 Bamni Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamni Chak village had a population of 297. That makes it the 50th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 876 residents.

Bamni Chak village has 139 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamni Chak has about 1137 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Bamni Chak covers 349.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bamni Chak falls under Pombhurna tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamni Chak is Balharshah, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamni Chak.

Bamni Chak is about 15 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamni Chak is in Pombhurna tehsil of Chandrapur district. Balharshah is about 3.4 km away. Rājūra is about 6.5 km away. Pombhurna is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ballarpur (3.8 km), Rampur Zadikar (6.6 km) and Juni Ladholi (9.4 km).

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

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