About Bhom Village

Bhom is a small village in Vaibhavvadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 210 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.39 hectares hectares.

Bhom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhom village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sindhudurg
Tehsil	Vaibhavvadi
Area (hectares)	475.39 hectares
Population	437
Male Population	210
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
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 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 743 residents. Its 475.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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 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	Vaibhavvadi	32 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 Vaibhavvadi 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 437. That makes it the 37th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 743 residents.

Bhom village has 210 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhom has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Bhom covers 475.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhom falls under Vaibhavvadi 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 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 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 Vaibhavvadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Pernem is about 5.3 km away. Mapusa is about 8.3 km away. Vaibhavvadi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.