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About Baloda Village

Baloda is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 283 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.78 hectares hectares.

Baloda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 289.78 hectares
Population 524
Male Population 283
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloda compares

By the 2011 count Baloda is the 108th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 289.78 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baloda

Baloda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baloda as Available within 5 - 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 Baloda from other places

Baloda 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 Baloda
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 Baloda

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 Baloda

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloda village had a population of 524. That makes it the 108th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Baloda village has 283 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloda has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Baloda covers 289.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baloda 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baloda.

Baloda 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.

Baloda 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 Balodatakun (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 Baloda today is likely to be higher.

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