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About Balapat Village

Balapat is a mid sized village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 528 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 450341, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapat village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Pincode 450341
Area (hectares) 554.09 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 528
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapat compares

By the 2011 count Balapat is the 53rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 554.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Balapat

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

Balapat lies about 59 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Thukaithad, about 12 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 Balapat
Nearest railway station Thukaithad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 24 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 39 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 59 km

Villages closest to Balapat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapat village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Balapat village has 528 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapat has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Balapat is 450341. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapat covers 554.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapat falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balapat is Thukaithad, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Balapat.

Balapat is about 59 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapat is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Thukaithad is about 12 km away. Khaknar is about 24 km away. Nepānagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chokhanda (1.7 km), Pipri Borban Ryt (2.3 km) and Daiyat (4.3 km).

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

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