About Balkhad Village

Balkhad is a large village in Sendhwa tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,418, made up of 1,211 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 839.32 hectares hectares.

Balkhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhad village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Barwani
Tehsil	Sendhwa
Area (hectares)	839.32 hectares
Population	2,418
Male Population	1,211
Female Population	1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkhad compares

By the 2011 count Balkhad is the 23rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents. Its 839.32 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Balkhad

Balkhad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balkhad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balkhad from other places

Balkhad lies about 67 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 43 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 Balkhad
Tehsil headquarters	Sendhwa	28 km
Nearest railway station	Hathi gate station	43 km
District headquarters	Barwani	67 km

Villages closest to Balkhad

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

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Common questions about Balkhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhad village had a population of 2,418. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,266 residents.

Balkhad village has 1,211 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhad has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Balkhad covers 839.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balkhad falls under Sendhwa tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balkhad is Hathi gate station, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balkhad.

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

Balkhad is in Sendhwa tehsil of Barwani district. Sendhwa is about 28 km away. Hathi gate station is about 43 km away. Barwani is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.