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About Baloda Village

Baloda is a large village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,818, made up of 1,440 males and 1,378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1613.05 hectares hectares.

Baloda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 1613.05 hectares
Population 2,818
Male Population 1,440
Female Population 1,378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloda compares

By the 2011 count Baloda is the 17th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 1613.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 982.

Getting to Baloda

Baloda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baloda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baloda from other places

Baloda lies about 43 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Barnagar, 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 Baloda
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 8.6 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Barnagar 12 km
District headquarters Dhar 43 km

Villages closest to Baloda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloda village had a population of 2,818. That makes it the 17th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Baloda village has 1,440 males and 1,378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloda 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 982.

Baloda covers 1613.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baloda falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baloda is Barnagar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baloda.

Baloda is about 43 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baloda is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 8.6 km away. Badnāwar is about 8.6 km away. Barnagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangi Khedi (1.9 km), Dhaniya Khedi (1.9 km) and Kankraj (3.7 km).

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

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