# Bhamka Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Bhamka

Bhamka is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **648 people in 131 households**, the 205th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 648people (2011)
- 131households
- 54.3%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Bhamka PIN code and other codes

Bhamka falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code490874

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

## How far is Bhamka from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town)10 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 Bhamka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamka; 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 school5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Bhamka known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Bhamka

Of every 100 households in Bhamka in 2011, 38 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhamka · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****20%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**44%

Own their home ****93%**

**96%

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 Bhamka?

■ Bhamka · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**927

Working population ****44.8%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 46.4% for women. 54% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (23%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 151 (52%)

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 Gadarwara

- Gujar Jhiriya661 people
- Richhawar658 people
- Kenkara654 people
- Patlon651 people
- Hirdepur645 people
- Salaiya639 people
- Kelkachh628 people
- Pondi625 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhamka from Narsimhapur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bhamka?648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhamka in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhamka?54.3% (Census 2011)