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About Balodatakun Village

Balodatakun is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,666, made up of 841 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1253 hectares hectares.

Balodatakun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balodatakun village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 1253 hectares
Population 1,666
Male Population 841
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Balodatakun compares

By the 2011 count Balodatakun is the 30th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 1253 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Balodatakun

Balodatakun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balodatakun 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 Balodatakun from other places

Balodatakun lies about 21 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Balauda Takun, about 9.3 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 Balodatakun
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Balauda Takun 9.3 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 19 km
District headquarters Indore 21 km

Villages closest to Balodatakun

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 Balodatakun

As per the Census of India 2011, Balodatakun village had a population of 1,666. That makes it the 30th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Balodatakun village has 841 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balodatakun has about 981 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.

Balodatakun covers 1253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Balodatakun is Balauda Takun, about 9.3 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 Balodatakun.

Balodatakun is about 21 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balodatakun is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Sawer is about 7.1 km away. Balauda Takun is about 9.3 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baloda (under 2 km), Siloda Khurd (under 2 km) and Rajoda (under 2 km).

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

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