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About Balghara Village

Balghara is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 384 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 868.45 hectares hectares.

Balghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balghara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 868.45 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 384
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Balghara compares

By the 2011 count Balghara is the 90th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 868.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 957.

Getting to Balghara

The census records public bus service for Balghara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balghara from other places

Balghara lies about 29 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Ajnod, about 3.5 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 Balghara
Nearest railway station Ajnod 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 9.9 km
Nearest town Ujjain 25 km
District headquarters Indore 29 km

Villages closest to Balghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balghara village had a population of 762. That makes it the 90th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Balghara village has 384 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balghara has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Balghara covers 868.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balghara falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balghara is Ajnod, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balghara.

Balghara is about 29 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balghara is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Ajnod is about 3.5 km away. Sawer is about 9.9 km away. Ujjain is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magar Kheda (1.7 km), Magar Khedi (1.7 km) and Daya Kheda (2.4 km).

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

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