# Bamhni Kalan Village, Harrai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Harrai, Chhindwara 

# Bamhni Kalan

Bamhni Kalan is a village in Harrai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 70 households**, the 153rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.8%.

- 320people (2011)
- 70households
- 61.8%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Bamhni Kalan PIN code and other codes

Bamhni Kalan falls in Harrai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockHarrai
- Census village code494146

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

## How far is Bamhni Kalan from nearby towns?

- Harrai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)98 km by road
- Harrai (nearest town)18 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 Bamhni Kalan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhni Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Harrai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Bamhni Kalan known for?

About 15% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Bamhni Kalan

Of every 100 households in Bamhni Kalan in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhni Kalan · ■ Harrai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**66%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**5%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**72%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****59%**

**65%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bamhni Kalan?

■ Bamhni Kalan · ■ Harrai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**54.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**954

Working population ****50.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 22 (13%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 133 (82%)

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 Harrai

- Ghoghri338 people
- Kamtha325 people
- Malpani322 people
- Bhaisa Khurd321 people
- Siyajhiri320 people
- Kotra319 people
- Karaghat314 people
- Sironj309 people

[All 218 villages in Harrai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/harrai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhni Kalan from Chhindwara?98 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhni Kalan?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhni Kalan in?Chhindwara district (Harrai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhni Kalan?61.8% (Census 2011)