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About Balria Village

Balria is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,667, made up of 877 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673.44 hectares hectares.

Balria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balria village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 673.44 hectares
Population 1,667
Male Population 877
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balria compares

By the 2011 count Balria is the 29th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 673.44 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Balria

Balria is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balria 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balria from other places

Balria lies about 32 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Binjana, about 4.2 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 Balria
Nearest town Dewas 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Binjana 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 21 km
District headquarters Indore 32 km

Villages closest to Balria

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 Balria

As per the Census of India 2011, Balria village had a population of 1,667. That makes it the 29th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Balria village has 877 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balria has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Balria covers 673.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balria is Binjana, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balria.

Balria is about 32 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balria is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Dewas is about 3.4 km away. Binjana is about 4.2 km away. Sawer is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumani (6.1 km), Puwardadai (7.5 km) and Pirkaradiya (7.6 km).

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

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