About Bhom Village

Bhom is a mid sized village in Chiplun tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 768 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhom village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Ratnagiri
Tehsil	Chiplun
Pincode	415628
Area (hectares)	818.67 hectares
Population	1,623
Male Population	768
Female Population	855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhom compares

By the 2011 count Bhom is the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents. Its 818.67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1147.

Getting to Bhom

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

Bhom lies about 61 km from Ratnagiri. 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 Bhom
Tehsil headquarters	Chiplun	8.0 km
Nearest town	Chiplūn	8.0 km
District headquarters	Ratnagiri	61 km

Villages closest to Bhom

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

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Common questions about Bhom

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhom village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,290 residents.

Bhom village has 768 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhom has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1147.

The pincode recorded for Bhom is 415628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhom covers 818.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhom falls under Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Bhom 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 Bhom.

Bhom is about 61 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhom is in Chiplun tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Chiplun is about 8.0 km away. Chiplūn is about 8.0 km away. Ratnagiri is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.