Village · Mahasamund, Mahasamund # Bamhani Bamhani is a village in Mahasamund sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493445. The 2011 Census counted 2,472 people in 463 households, the 14th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 2,472 people (2011) - 463 households - 67.8% literacy - 493445 PIN code ## Bamhani PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bamhani is 493445. Bamhani falls in Mahasamund sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 493445 - Gram panchayat Bamhani - Community development block Mahasamund - Census village code 446262 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bamhani from nearby towns? - Mahasamund (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ) 8 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bamhani? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mahasamund - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Mahasamund - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Mahasamund - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bamhani known for? The main crops are paddy. About 69% of the 880 hectares of village land is sown, and 611 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bamhani Of every 100 households in Bamhani in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bamhani · ■ Mahasamund rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 84% - Toilet within the home 6% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86% - Tap water 44% 16% - Drinking water within premises 20% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96% - Use banking services 71% 59% - Television 42% 30% - Mobile phone 29% 25% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 18% 27% - Own their home 97% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bamhani? ■ Bamhani · ■ Mahasamund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 70.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 1005 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 914 973 - Working population 55.2% 50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 60.5% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 102 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 616 (45%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 124 (9%) · ■ Marginal 520 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mahasamund - Lohardih 2,806 people - Ghodari 2,784 people - Lafin Khurd 2,771 people - Raitum 2,664 people - Achharidih 2,416 people - Achholi 2,228 people - Kharora 2,200 people - Kanpa 2,188 people All 193 villages in Mahasamund ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bamhani? 493445 - How far is Bamhani from Mahasamund? 8 km by road - What is the population of Bamhani? 2,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bamhani in? Mahasamund district (Mahasamund sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Bamhani? 67.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/mahasamund/bamhani/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.