Village · Sihawal, Sidhi
# Bamhana Sarai

Bamhana Sarai is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 480 people in 98 households, the 170th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.
- 480 people (2011)
- 98 households
- 47.3% literacy
- 1,008 females per 1,000 males

## Bamhana Sarai PIN code and other codes

Bamhana Sarai falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sihawal
- Census village code 502943

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

## How far is Bamhana Sarai from nearby towns?
- Sihawal (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ) 44 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town) 44 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Bamhana Sarai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhana Sarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Khuteli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sihawal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rewa
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 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 hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bamhana Sarai known for?

The main crops are dhan, makka and tuar. About 52% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bamhana Sarai

Of every 100 households in Bamhana Sarai in 2011, 6 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhana Sarai · ■ Sihawal rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 38%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 0% 42%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 11% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 66% 39%
- 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 Bamhana Sarai?

■ Bamhana Sarai · ■ Sihawal rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.3% 62.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1008 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 891 917
- Working population 54.4% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 32.5% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 253 (97%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sihawal
- Pathrauhi 499 people
- Jhari 494 people
- Pujauhi 494 people
- Duara Khurd 490 people
- Majhreti Kalan 479 people
- Murtiha 470 people
- Deori 464 people
- Chitang 461 people

All 313 villages in Sihawal

## Quick answers
- How far is Bamhana Sarai from Sidhi? 44 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhana Sarai? 480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhana Sarai in? Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhana Sarai? 47.3% (Census 2011)

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