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About Bamhani Village

Bamhani is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,184, made up of 577 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441916, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 441916
Area (hectares) 218.91 hectares
Population 1,184
Male Population 577
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamhani compares

By the 2011 count Bamhani is the 25th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 218.91 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 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 Bamhani from other places

Bamhani lies about 33 km from Gondiya. 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
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 8.6 km
District headquarters Gondiya 33 km
Nearest town Gondiā 33 km

Villages closest to Bamhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salekasa 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 1,184. That makes it the 25th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Bamhani village has 577 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamhani has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Bamhani is 441916. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamhani covers 218.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamhani falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bamhani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bamhani.

Bamhani is about 33 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 Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Salekasa is about 8.6 km away. Gondiya is about 33 km away. Gondiā is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathari (under 2 km), Navegaon (1.6 km) and Kumbhartola (1.8 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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