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About Balner Village

Balner is a mid sized village in Bhainsdehi tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 488 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.6 hectares hectares.

Balner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balner village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Bhainsdehi
Area (hectares) 961.6 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 488
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balner compares

By the 2011 count Balner is the 106th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 973 residents. Its 961.6 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Balner

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

Balner lies about 13 km from Bhainsdehi, and the nearest railway station is Betul, about 30 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 Balner
Tehsil headquarters Bhainsdehi 13 km
Nearest railway station Betul 30 km
Nearest town Betūl 30 km

Villages closest to Balner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balner village had a population of 970. That makes it the 106th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 973 residents.

Balner village has 488 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balner has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Balner covers 961.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balner falls under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balner is Betul, about 30 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balner.

Balner is about 13 km from Bhainsdehi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balner is in Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district. Bhainsdehi is about 13 km away. Betul is about 30 km away. Betūl is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vijaygram (2.3 km), Nipanya (2.7 km) and Tamsar (2.8 km).

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

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