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About Balhora Village

Balhora is a small village in Multai tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 231 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 729 hectares hectares.

Balhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhora village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Multai
Area (hectares) 729 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 231
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Balhora compares

By the 2011 count Balhora is the 181st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents. Its 729 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Balhora

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

Balhora lies about 36 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Hiwarkhed, about 23 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 Balhora
Nearest railway station Hiwarkhed 23 km
Nearest town Shendurjana 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Multai 29 km
District headquarters Betul 36 km

Villages closest to Balhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhora village had a population of 449. That makes it the 181st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,036 residents.

Balhora village has 231 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhora has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Balhora covers 729 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.

Balhora falls under Multai tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balhora is Hiwarkhed, about 23 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 Balhora.

Balhora is about 36 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhora is in Multai tehsil of Betul district. Hiwarkhed is about 23 km away. Shendurjana is about 27 km away. Multai 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 Sirdi (4.4 km), Gauna (4.6 km) and Chakora (4.7 km).

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

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