# Bamhangawan Village, Chandia, Umaria (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Chandia, Umaria 

# Bamhangawan

Bamhangawan is a village in Chandia sub-district of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 82 households**, the 85th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 373people (2011)
- 82households
- 70.2%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Bamhangawan PIN code and other codes

Bamhangawan falls in Chandia sub-district, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockUmaria
- Census village code467729

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

## How far is Bamhangawan from nearby towns?

- Chandia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Umaria (district HQ)28 km by road
- Chandia (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 Bamhangawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bamhangawan; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umaria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Bamhangawan known for?

About 36% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Bamhangawan

Of every 100 households in Bamhangawan in 2011, 85 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bamhangawan · ■ Chandia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****27%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**47%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Bamhangawan?

■ Bamhangawan · ■ Chandia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**928

Working population ****42.9%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 58.3% for women. 47% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 145 (91%)

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 Chandia

- Jaldhara451 people
- Gilothar424 people
- Kotalde417 people
- Kudra413 people
- Tikura Pathari341 people
- Jaitpuri293 people
- Majhauli290 people
- Silpari286 people

[All 153 villages in Chandia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/umaria/chandia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bamhangawan from Umaria?28 km by road
- What is the population of Bamhangawan?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bamhangawan in?Umaria district (Chandia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bamhangawan?70.2% (Census 2011)