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About Balegaon Village

Balegaon is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 317 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.52 hectares hectares.

Balegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 191.52 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 317
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balegaon compares

By the 2011 count Balegaon is the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 191.52 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Balegaon

Balegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balegaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balegaon from other places

Balegaon lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 25 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 Balegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 25 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 38 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Balegaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lanji 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 Balegaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Balegaon village had a population of 618. That makes it the 94th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Balegaon village has 317 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balegaon has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Balegaon covers 191.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balegaon falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balegaon is Salekasa, about 25 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 km distance for Balegaon.

Balegaon is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balegaon is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 6.5 km away. Salekasa is about 25 km away. Dongargarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghoti (under 2 km), Khursitola (under 2 km) and Bhanutola (under 2 km).

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

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