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About Brahmi Village

Brahmi is a mid sized village in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 436 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460 hectares hectares.

Brahmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahmi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Area (hectares) 460 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 436
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brahmi compares

By the 2011 count Brahmi is the 74th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 460 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Brahmi

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

Brahmi lies about 24 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Ladkhed, about 3.8 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 Brahmi
Nearest railway station Ladkhed 3.8 km
Nearest town Ner 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagaon 17 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 24 km

Villages closest to Brahmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahmi village had a population of 860. That makes it the 74th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Brahmi village has 436 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahmi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Brahmi covers 460 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Brahmi falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Brahmi is Ladkhed, about 3.8 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 Brahmi.

Brahmi is about 24 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahmi is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ladkhed is about 3.8 km away. Ner is about 14 km away. Mahagaon is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalgaon (under 2 km), Dahisawali (5.5 km) and Nandgavhan (6.0 km).

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

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