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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a small village in Aron tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 128 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Aron
Area (hectares) 221 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 128
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 123rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 791 residents. Its 221 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Balapur

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

Balapur lies about 41 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Ratikheda, about 28 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 Balapur
Tehsil headquarters Aron 14 km
Nearest town Āron 14 km
Nearest railway station Ratikheda 28 km
District headquarters Guna 41 km

Villages closest to Balapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapur village had a population of 246. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 791 residents.

Balapur village has 128 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Balapur covers 221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapur falls under Aron tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Ratikheda, about 28 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 Balapur.

Balapur is about 41 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Aron tehsil of Guna district. Aron is about 14 km away. Āron is about 14 km away. Ratikheda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pareva (under 2 km), Sarai (1.7 km) and Panwadi Hat (2.4 km).

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

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