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About Balgaon Village

Balgaon is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 324 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.2 hectares hectares.

Balgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 193.2 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 324
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balgaon compares

By the 2011 count Balgaon is the 125th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 193.2 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Balgaon

Balgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balgaon from other places

Balgaon lies about 67 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 58 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balgaon
Nearest town Malajkhand 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 21 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 58 km
District headquarters Balaghat 67 km

Villages closest to Balgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baihar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgaon village had a population of 666. That makes it the 125th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Balgaon village has 324 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgaon has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Balgaon covers 193.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balgaon falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balgaon is Bamhani Banjar, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balgaon.

Balgaon is about 67 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgaon is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 7.6 km away. Baihar is about 21 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgaon (under 2 km), Bhadgaon (1.5 km) and Bakiguda (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balgaon today is likely to be higher.

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