# Bamhanwara Village, Jamai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jamai, Chhindwara 

# Bamhanwara

Bamhanwara is a village in Jamai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **732 people in 156 households**, the 88th largest of 261 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 732people (2011)
- 156households
- 72.0%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Bamhanwara PIN code and other codes

Bamhanwara falls in Jamai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJamai
- Census village code494617

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

## How far is Bamhanwara from nearby towns?

- Jamai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jamai (nearest town)15 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 Bamhanwara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhanwara; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bamhanwara known for?

The main crops are **makka, dhan and wheat**. About 32% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Bamhanwara

Of every 100 households in Bamhanwara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bamhanwara · ■ Jamai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****99%**

**66%

Television ****28%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**50%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 Bamhanwara?

■ Bamhanwara · ■ Jamai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1862**

**950

Working population ****44.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 63.4% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (29%) · **■** Other work 50 (15%) · **■** Marginal 99 (30%)

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 Jamai

- Gurre Khurai Mau758 people
- Kangla749 people
- Dhakarwadi738 people
- Pipariya Ganu737 people
- Upli724 people
- Ghodawadi Kalan723 people
- Bhaura Khapa716 people
- Muari713 people

[All 261 villages in Jamai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/jamai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhanwara from Chhindwara?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhanwara?732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhanwara in?Chhindwara district (Jamai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhanwara?72.0% (Census 2011)