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About Bhom Village

Bhom is a mid sized village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,546, made up of 765 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509 hectares hectares.

Bhom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhom village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Area (hectares) 509 hectares
Population 1,546
Male Population 765
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhom compares

By the 2011 count Bhom is the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 509 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Bhom

Bhom is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhom 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhom from other places

Bhom lies about 32 km from Sindhudurg, and the nearest railway station is Pernem, about 5.3 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 Bhom
Nearest railway station Pernem 5.3 km
Nearest town Mapusa 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawantwadi 27 km
District headquarters Sindhudurg 32 km

Villages closest to Bhom

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhom village had a population of 1,546. That makes it the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Bhom village has 765 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhom has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1043.

Bhom covers 509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhom falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Bhom is Pernem, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhom.

Bhom is about 32 km from Sindhudurg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhom is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Pernem is about 5.3 km away. Mapusa is about 8.3 km away. Sawantwadi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kariwade (1.8 km), Sawarwad (5.7 km) and Satarda (9.0 km).

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

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