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About Balawali Village

Balawali is a small village in Chachaura tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 196 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Balawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balawali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Chachaura
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 196
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balawali compares

By the 2011 count Balawali is the 111th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 704 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Balawali

Balawali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balawali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balawali from other places

Balawali lies about 60 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Chachaura Binaganj, about 10 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 Balawali
Tehsil headquarters Chachaura 9.2 km
Nearest town Chāchaura 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Chachaura Binaganj 10 km
District headquarters Guna 60 km

Villages closest to Balawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balawali village had a population of 383. That makes it the 111th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 704 residents.

Balawali village has 196 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balawali has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Balawali covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balawali falls under Chachaura tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balawali is Chachaura Binaganj, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Balawali.

Balawali is about 60 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balawali is in Chachaura tehsil of Guna district. Chachaura is about 9.2 km away. Chāchaura is about 9.2 km away. Chachaura Binaganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naipura Khurd (under 2 km), Talawali (1.7 km) and Jalalpura (1.8 km).

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

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