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About Bamkheda Village

Bamkheda is a mid sized village in Bhokardan tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 329 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares.

Bamkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Bhokardan
Area (hectares) 197 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 329
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamkheda compares

By the 2011 count Bamkheda is the 138th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Bamkheda

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

Bamkheda lies about 27 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Dingaon, about 26 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 Bamkheda
Nearest town Deūlgaon Rāja 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhokardan 22 km
Nearest railway station Dingaon 26 km
District headquarters Jalna 27 km

Villages closest to Bamkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamkheda village had a population of 659. That makes it the 138th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Bamkheda village has 329 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamkheda has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Bamkheda covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamkheda falls under Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bamkheda is Dingaon, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Bamkheda.

Bamkheda is about 27 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamkheda is in Bhokardan tehsil of Jalna district. Deūlgaon Rāja is about 19 km away. Bhokardan is about 22 km away. Dingaon 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 Khamkheda (under 2 km), Thigalkheda (2.1 km) and Palaskheda Thombari (2.8 km).

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

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