# Bamhan Gawan Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Bamhan Gawan

Bamhan Gawan is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **537 people in 117 households**, the 110th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 537people (2011)
- 117households
- 81.7%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Bamhan Gawan PIN code and other codes

Bamhan Gawan falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488511

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

## How far is Bamhan Gawan from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)40 km by road
- Vijayraghavgarh (nearest town)6 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 Bamhan Gawan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhan Gawan; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaimor
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kymore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Bamhan Gawan known for?

About 17% of the 196 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 Bamhan Gawan

Of every 100 households in Bamhan Gawan in 2011, 78 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bamhan Gawan · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**93%

Tap water ****16%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**38%

Television ****38%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**39%

Own their home ****90%**

**98%

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 Bamhan Gawan?

■ Bamhan Gawan · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**942

Working population ****34.8%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 73.0% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (39%) · **■** Marginal 109 (58%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Naderi549 people
- Jatwara Khurd548 people
- Mehgaon547 people
- Bhimpar541 people
- Jamuwani Khurd521 people
- Pipariya504 people
- Badera503 people
- Amuwari489 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhan Gawan from Katni?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhan Gawan?537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhan Gawan in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhan Gawan?81.7% (Census 2011)