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About Bhalapuri Village

Bhalapuri is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 362 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.55 hectares hectares.

Bhalapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalapuri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 347.55 hectares
Population 742
Male Population 362
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalapuri compares

By the 2011 count Bhalapuri is the 113th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 347.55 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Bhalapuri

Bhalapuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalapuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhalapuri from other places

Bhalapuri lies about 79 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 54 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 Bhalapuri
Nearest town Malajkhand 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 31 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 54 km
District headquarters Balaghat 79 km

Villages closest to Bhalapuri

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 Bhalapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalapuri village had a population of 742. That makes it the 113th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Bhalapuri village has 362 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalapuri has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Bhalapuri covers 347.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhalapuri is Bamhani Banjar, about 54 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalapuri.

Bhalapuri is about 79 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalapuri is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 22 km away. Baihar is about 31 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niwas (2.9 km), Garhi (3.1 km) and Kandla (3.9 km).

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

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