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Revenue village·Dhanora tehsil·Seoni

Bamhanwada

बम्हनवाड़ा
Dhanora mandal
Pincode 480999
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anguri Kumre
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LGD code
496367
Pincode
480999
Post office
Kahani
Population
256
Households
56
Literacy rate
52.7%
Sex ratio
869 ♀/1000♂
Workers
122
Distance to district centre
57 km
Distance to mandal centre
87 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 #108 of 114 villages in Dhanora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.7%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Bamhanwada
52.7%
Dhanora mandal
57.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
869
−109 vs mandal average
Bamhanwada
869
Dhanora mandal
978
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bamhanwada
4.6
Dhanora 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 256 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Dhanora tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 108th-largest of 114 villages in Dhanora tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 869 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 480999, served by Kahani post office; the LGD village code is 496367. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Chourai, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Anguri Kumre, and the village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 302 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Boria

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bamhanwada · this village25653%
Bamhanwada · Gadarwara16559%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Seoni73956%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Seoni29659%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Lakhnadon1,54661%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Bankhedi25157%0 km N
Bamhanwada · Chhapara31470%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bamhanwada

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)
8
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
75
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
359.09
Irrigated area (ha)
152.47
Forest area (ha)
16.39

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

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Key facts — Bamhanwada

LGD code
496367
Pincode
480999
Post office
Kahani
Population (Census 2011)
256
Population (projected 2026)
302
Households
56
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
869
Literacy rate
52.7%
Coordinates
22.13440°N, 79.18632°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gotegaon
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahendra Nagesh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Anguri Kumre
Block / Mandal
Dhanora
Getting there

How to reach Bamhanwada

Mandal centre
Dhanora · ≈ 87 km
≈ 2 h 59 min by car · 3 h 33 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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