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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a small village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 483, made up of 219 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.35 hectares hectares.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Area (hectares) 114.35 hectares
Population 483
Male Population 219
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 114.35 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

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 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 22 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 10 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 Hirdamali 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 22 km
District headquarters Gondiya 22 km
Nearest town Gondiā 22 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sadak Arjuni 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 483. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Bamhani village has 219 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Bamhani covers 114.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamhani is Hirdamali, about 10 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 km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 22 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 Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 10 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 22 km away. Gondiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pradhantola (7.6 km), Jambhali (9.1 km) and Ghoti (9.4 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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