# Bamhangaon Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/bamhangaon/ Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat # Bamhangaon Bamhangaon is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,715 people in 557 households**, the 8th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%. - 2,715people (2011) - 557households - 67.5%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Bamhangaon PIN code and other codes Bamhangaon falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKirnapur - Census village code497912 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bamhangaon from nearby towns? - Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)37 km by road - Balaghat (nearest town)37 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Bamhangaon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhangaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kirnapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kirnapur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kirnapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bamhangaon known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 79% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bamhangaon Of every 100 households in Bamhangaon in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bamhangaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **76% Toilet within the home ****3%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **37% Television ****8%** **15% Mobile phone ****8%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Bamhangaon? ■ Bamhangaon · ■ Kirnapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **76.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **944 Working population ****53.9%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 54% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 430 (29%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 117 (8%) · **■** Marginal 643 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kirnapur - Rajegaon3,503 people - Khara3,461 people - Mohgaon Khurd2,920 people - Nakshi2,840 people - Deogaon2,534 people - Murri2,474 people - Seoni2,408 people - Suswa2,386 people [All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bamhangaon from Balaghat?37 km by road - What is the population of Bamhangaon?2,715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bamhangaon in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bamhangaon?67.5% (Census 2011)