Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Bamhori

Bamhori is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 805 people in 173 households, the 71st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 805 people (2011)
- 173 households
- 55.3% literacy
- 944 females per 1,000 males

## Bamhori PIN code and other codes

Bamhori falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489619

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bamhori from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bamhori?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Belkheda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bamhori known for?

The main crops are tuar, chana and wheat. About 81% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bamhori

Of every 100 households in Bamhori in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bamhori · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 79%
- Toilet within the home 1% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 73%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 6% 40%
- Television 9% 27%
- Mobile phone 8% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 67% 43%
- Own their home 99% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bamhori?

■ Bamhori · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.3% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 944 934
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 925
- Working population 50.8% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 41.4% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 117 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 50 (12%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 235 (57%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Matapur 841 people
- Chargawan 834 people
- Barmhan 816 people
- Bhita 810 people
- Khairi 804 people
- Chargawan 802 people
- Kisrod 796 people
- Sagda 779 people

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Bamhori from Jabalpur? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhori? 805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhori in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhori? 55.3% (Census 2011)

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