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About Balkheda Village

Balkheda is a small village in Athner tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 141 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.99 hectares hectares.

Balkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Athner
Area (hectares) 458.99 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 141
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkheda compares

By the 2011 count Balkheda is the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 968 residents. Its 458.99 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Balkheda

Balkheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balkheda as Available within 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 Balkheda from other places

Balkheda lies about 57 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Kolvihir, about 18 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 Balkheda
Nearest railway station Kolvihir 18 km
Nearest town Morsi 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Athner 29 km
District headquarters Betul 57 km

Villages closest to Balkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkheda village had a population of 276. That makes it the 90th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 968 residents.

Balkheda village has 141 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkheda has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Balkheda covers 458.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balkheda falls under Athner tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balkheda is Kolvihir, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balkheda.

Balkheda is about 57 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkheda is in Athner tehsil of Betul district. Kolvihir is about 18 km away. Morsi is about 26 km away. Athner is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andher Baodi (1.9 km), Belkund (2.4 km) and Gokhalapur (3.7 km).

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

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