# Bamla Village, Pandhurna, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara 

# Bamla

Bamla is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 69 households**, the 126th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 330people (2011)
- 69households
- 63.3%literacy
- 1,025females per 1,000 males

## Bamla PIN code and other codes

Bamla falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPandhurna
- Census village code495495

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

## How far is Bamla from nearby towns?

- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)48 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 Bamla?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bamla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maini Khapa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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)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 Bamla known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 53% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bamla

Of every 100 households in Bamla in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamla · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****68%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Bamla?

■ Bamla · ■ Pandhurna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**977

Working population ****58.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 57.4% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (19%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 68 (35%)

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 Pandhurna

- Narayan Ghat336 people
- Malapur334 people
- Birolipar332 people
- Balapur F.V.331 people
- Junapani Mal.325 people
- More Ghat321 people
- Deonala Ryt.310 people
- Kalapatha307 people

[All 169 villages in Pandhurna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/pandhurna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamla from Chhindwara?48 km by road
- What is the population of Bamla?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamla in?Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamla?63.3% (Census 2011)