About Balwadi Village

Balwadi is one of the larger villages in Varla tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,268, made up of 4,240 males and 4,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039.89 hectares hectares.

Balwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwadi village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Barwani
Tehsil	Varla
Area (hectares)	1039.89 hectares
Population	8,268
Male Population	4,240
Female Population	4,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Balwadi compares

By the 2011 count Balwadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents. Its 1039.89 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Balwadi

Balwadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balwadi from other places

Balwadi lies about 74 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Bhortex, about 44 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 Balwadi
Tehsil headquarters	Varla	5.2 km
Nearest town	Chopda	23 km
Nearest railway station	Bhortex	44 km
District headquarters	Barwani	74 km

Villages closest to Balwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwadi village had a population of 8,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,798 residents.

Balwadi village has 4,240 males and 4,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwadi 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 997.

Balwadi covers 1039.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwadi falls under Varla tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balwadi is Bhortex, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balwadi.

Balwadi is about 74 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwadi is in Varla tehsil of Barwani district. Varla is about 5.2 km away. Chopda is about 23 km away. Bhortex is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.