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Bamhanwada

बामहनवाडा
Chhapara mandal
Pincode 480884
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DASRULAL KUMRE
Contact: 91****5613
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LGD code
496005
Pincode
480884
Post office
Chhapara
Population
314
Households
80
Literacy rate
70.4%
Sex ratio
805 ♀/1000♂
Workers
145
Distance to district centre
57 km
Distance to mandal centre
65 km
Distance to Bhopal
221 km
Distance to Hyderabad
533 km
Nearest railway station
Umaria Isra · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Chourai · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bamhanwada compares

By population, Bamhanwada ranks #136 of 157 villages in Chhapara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+16.1% vs mandal average
Bamhanwada
70.4%
Chhapara mandal
54.3%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
805
−171 vs mandal average
Bamhanwada
805
Chhapara mandal
976
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bamhanwada
3.9
Chhapara mandal
4.3

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

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Bamhanwada at a glance

Bamhanwada is a village of 314 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Chhapara tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 136th-largest of 157 villages in Chhapara tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 16 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 805 women per 1,000 men. It lies 57 km from the Seoni district centre, 13 km from Umaria Isra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480884, served by Chhapara post office; the LGD village code is 496005. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Chourai, 11 km away. The sarpanch is DASRULAL KUMRE, and the village votes in Amarwara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamlesh Pratap Shah. The population is estimated at 370 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bamhanwada · this village31470%
Bamhanwada · Gadarwara16559%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Dhanora25653%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Seoni73956%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Seoni29659%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Lakhnadon1,54661%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Bankhedi25157%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bamhanwada

Treated tap water
Yes
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)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
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
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
31
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
195.25
Irrigated area (ha)
20.1
Forest area (ha)
46.66

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

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Key facts — Bamhanwada

LGD code
496005
Pincode
480884
Post office
Chhapara
Population (Census 2011)
314
Population (projected 2026)
370
Households
80
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
805
Literacy rate
70.4%
Coordinates
22.13440°N, 79.18632°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Amarwara
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kamlesh Pratap Shah
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DASRULAL KUMRE
Block / Mandal
Chhapara
Getting there

How to reach Bamhanwada

Mandal centre
Chhapara · ≈ 65 km
≈ 2 h 14 min by car · 2 h 39 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 57 min by car · 2 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal221 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad533 km
  • Mumbai739 km
  • Delhi747 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUmaria Isra13 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Chourai11 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India27 km
  • Petrol pumpहिन्दी18 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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