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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 666 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 366 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 666
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bamhani

Bamhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bamhani 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 5 - 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 26 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 4.9 km
District headquarters Gondiya 26 km
Nearest town Gondiā 26 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amgaon 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 1,336. That makes it the 35th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Bamhani village has 666 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Bamhani covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Dhanoli, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 26 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamhani is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Dhanoli is about 3.0 km away. Amgaon is about 4.9 km away. Gondiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borkanhar (under 2 km), Padampur (2.5 km) and Marartola (2.7 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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