# Bamhori Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Bamhori

Bamhori is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **337 people in 75 households**, the 139th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 337people (2011)
- 75households
- 71.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Bamhori PIN code and other codes

Bamhori falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493863

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

## How far is Bamhori from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)60 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)6 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 Bamhori?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Bamhori known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 69% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Bamhori

Of every 100 households in Bamhori in 2011, 62 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhori · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**51%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Bamhori?

■ Bamhori · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1370**

**970

Working population ****46.0%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 50% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 98 (63%)

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 Amarwara

- Diwangaon427 people
- Saliwada Ghat407 people
- Umariya383 people
- Latgaon374 people
- Vervan334 people
- Jawahargaon329 people
- Chandgaon193 people
- Bori Raiyatwari169 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhori from Chhindwara?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhori?337 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhori in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhori?71.1% (Census 2011)