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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Madhuram Tilgam
Contact: 74****5990
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- LGD code
- 496241
- Pincode
- 480997
- Post office
- Ghansore
- Population
- 136
- Households
- 35
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1092 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 71
- Distance to district centre
- 304 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 264 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 465 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 680 km
- Nearest railway station
- Shankarpur Bhadaura · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Hospital Gijwar Sadaniha · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhumka compares
By population, Bhumka ranks #222 of 229 villages in Ghansaur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.2%
−4.9% vs mandal average
- Bhumka
- 52.2%
- Ghansaur mandal
- 57.1%
- Seoni district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,092
+107 vs mandal average
- Bhumka
- 1,092
- Ghansaur mandal
- 985
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Bhumka
- 3.9
- Ghansaur mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhumka at a glance
Bhumka is a village of 136 people in 35 households (Census 2011) in Ghansaur tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 222nd-largest of 229 villages in Ghansaur tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 304 km from the Seoni district centre, 5 km from Shankarpur Bhadaura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480997, served by Ghansore post office; the LGD village code is 496241. The nearest hospital or health centre is Hospital Gijwar Sadaniha, 10 km away. The sarpanch is Madhuram Tilgam, and the village votes in Bargi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Neeraj Singh Lodhi. The population is estimated at 160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhumka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GHANSAUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 110
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 135
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 132.88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 50.69
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhumka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhumka
- LGD code
- 496241
- Pincode
- 480997
- Post office
- Ghansore
- Population (Census 2011)
- 136
- Population (projected 2026)
- 160
- Households
- 35
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1092
- Literacy rate
- 52.2%
- Coordinates
- 24.15046°N, 81.87747°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bargi
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Neeraj Singh Lodhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Madhuram Tilgam
- Block / Mandal
- Ghansaur
Getting there
How to reach Bhumka
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal465 kmcapital
- Delhi680 km
- Kolkata685 km
- Hyderabad831 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationShankarpur Bhadaura5 km
- Hospital / PHCHospital Gijwar Sadaniha10 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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)