# Bamhani Village, Kirnapur, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kirnapur, Balaghat 

# Bamhani

Bamhani is a village in Kirnapur sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,981 people in 424 households**, the 28th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,981people (2011)
- 424households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Bamhani PIN code and other codes

Bamhani falls in Kirnapur sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKirnapur
- Census village code497817

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bamhani from nearby towns?

- Kirnapur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)14 km by road
- Balaghat (nearest town)14 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 Bamhani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hatta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bamhani known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 59% of the 752 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Bamhani

Of every 100 households in Bamhani in 2011, 75 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhani · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**37%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****23%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bamhani?

■ Bamhani · ■ Kirnapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**944

Working population ****53.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 76.1% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 625 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (33%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (4%) · **■** Marginal 29 (3%)

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

- Bhalwa2,138 people
- Dahedi2,118 people
- Pathri2,095 people
- Mauda1,984 people
- Koste1,973 people
- Kesha1,963 people
- Kakodi1,945 people
- Laweri1,928 people

[All 148 villages in Kirnapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/kirnapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhani from Balaghat?14 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhani?1,981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhani in?Balaghat district (Kirnapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhani?82.3% (Census 2011)