# Bomhanwada Village, Lanji, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lanji, Balaghat 

# Bomhanwada

Bomhanwada is a village in Lanji sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 246 households**, the 69th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 246households
- 75.0%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Bomhanwada PIN code and other codes

Bomhanwada falls in Lanji sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLanji
- Census village code498538

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

## How far is Bomhanwada from nearby towns?

- Lanji (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)70 km by road
- Lanji (nearest town)13 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 Bomhanwada?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bomhanwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dilewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lanji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bomhanwada known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 40% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Bomhanwada

Of every 100 households in Bomhanwada in 2011, 71 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bomhanwada · ■ Lanji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Bomhanwada?

■ Bomhanwada · ■ Lanji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**987

Working population ****62.7%**

**59.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.8% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 155 (23%) · **■** Marginal 104 (15%)

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 Lanji

- Benegaon1,188 people
- Phophsa1,152 people
- Siregaon1,137 people
- Khajari1,132 people
- Bhursadongari1,061 people
- Khandaphari1,060 people
- Dewalgaon1,030 people
- Churdi1,001 people

[All 162 villages in Lanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lanji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bomhanwada from Balaghat?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bomhanwada?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bomhanwada in?Balaghat district (Lanji sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bomhanwada?75.0% (Census 2011)