# Bhama Village, Gotegaon, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gotegaon, Narsimhapur 

# Bhama

Bhama is a village in Gotegaon sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 113 households**, the 109th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 517people (2011)
- 113households
- 71.9%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Bhama PIN code and other codes

Bhama falls in Gotegaon sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGotegaon
- Census village code490690

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

## How far is Bhama from nearby towns?

- Gotegaon (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Gotegaon (nearest town)18 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 Bhama?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shrinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadarwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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)6 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 Bhama known for?

About 61% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Bhama

Of every 100 households in Bhama in 2011, 78 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhama · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**73%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**46%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Bhama?

■ Bhama · ■ Gotegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**897

Working population ****60.0%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 61.4% for women. 62% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (9%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 242 (78%)

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 Gotegaon

- Tighra537 people
- Deguwan521 people
- Gadaghat521 people
- Kohka521 people
- Khamariya513 people
- Bawli501 people
- Deori Kalan494 people
- Kandhrapur492 people

[All 250 villages in Gotegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gotegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhama from Narsimhapur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Bhama?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhama in?Narsimhapur district (Gotegaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhama?71.9% (Census 2011)