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Bamhani

बामहानी
Narsimhapur mandal
Pincode 487114
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mina Bai Mehra
Contact: 78****5985
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LGD code
491117
Pincode
487114
Post office
Karakbel
Population
331
Households
83
Literacy rate
59.5%
Sex ratio
819 ♀/1000♂
Workers
178
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Bhopal
169 km
Distance to Delhi
634 km
Nearest railway station
Kareli · 25 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC Maharajpur · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bamhani compares

By population, Bamhani ranks #159 of 203 villages in Narsimhapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.5%
−5.0% vs mandal average
Bamhani
59.5%
Narsimhapur mandal
64.5%
Narsimhapur district
65.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
819
−115 vs mandal average
Bamhani
819
Narsimhapur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
Bamhani
4.0
Narsimhapur mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bamhani at a glance

Bamhani is a village of 331 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Narsimhapur tehsil, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 159th-largest of 203 villages in Narsimhapur tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 819 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Narsimhapur district centre, 49 km from Bankhedi, the nearest town, 25 km from Kareli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 487114, served by Karakbel post office; the LGD village code is 491117. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Maharajpur, 14 km away. The sarpanch is Mina Bai Mehra, and the village votes in Narsingpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Singh Patel. The population is estimated at 390 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bamhani · this village33160%
Bamhani · Gotegaon81460%0 km N
Bamhani · Kareli2,05666%0 km N
Umariya · Gotegaon3,75467%1 km NW
Rahali · Udaipura1,02362%2.3 km NW
Juna · Kareli17643%2.6 km NE
Amthanu · Kareli94956%2.6 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bamhani

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
NARSIMHAPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
141.66
Irrigated area (ha)
99.53
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bamhani

LGD code
491117
Pincode
487114
Post office
Karakbel
Population (Census 2011)
331
Population (projected 2026)
390
Households
83
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
819
Literacy rate
59.5%
Coordinates
23.15778°N, 79.06453°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hoshangabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narsingpur
Member of Parliament
Darshan Singh Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Singh Patel
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Mina Bai Mehra
Block / Mandal
Narsimhapur
Getting there

How to reach Bamhani

Mandal centre
Narsimhapur · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Narsimhapur · ≈ 19 km
≈ 40 min by car · 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,667 people
Bankhedi · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 41 min by car · 2 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal169 kmcapital
  • Delhi634 km
  • Hyderabad645 km
  • Mumbai786 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKareli25 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC Maharajpur14 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank Of India Deori26 km
  • Petrol pumpSitaram Petrol27 km
  • CollegeGOVT. Industrial Training ...26 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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