Village · Dhimarkheda, Katni
# Bamhori

Bamhori is a village in Dhimarkheda sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 253 people in 65 households, the 165th largest of 201 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.
- 253 people (2011)
- 65 households
- 83.6% literacy
- 946 females per 1,000 males

## Bamhori PIN code and other codes

Bamhori falls in Dhimarkheda sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Dhimarkheda
- Census village code 488955

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

## How far is Bamhori from nearby towns?
- Dhimarkheda (sub-district HQ) 174 km by road
- Katni (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Katni (nearest town) 75 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bamhori?

3 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dasarman
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Katni
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 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 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 8 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?

About 74% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bamhori · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 53%
- Toilet within the home 0% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90%
- Tap water 2% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 62% 50%
- Television 3% 13%
- Mobile phone 2% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 0%
- None of these assets 38% 52%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Bamhori?

■ Bamhori · ■ Dhimarkheda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.6% 68.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 955
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1053 947
- Working population 62.1% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 14 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 98 (62%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 40 (25%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dhimarkheda
- Bijaura 263 people
- Harduwa 259 people
- Patna 257 people
- Kachnari 255 people
- Banhara 251 people
- Rampur 250 people
- Basahra 241 people
- Chhitapal 241 people

All 221 villages in Dhimarkheda

## Quick answers
- How far is Bamhori from Katni? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhori? 253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhori in? Katni district (Dhimarkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhori? 83.6% (Census 2011)

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