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About Bhalwara Village

Bhalwara is a small village in Badwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 99 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 747 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.2 hectares hectares.

Bhalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Badwara
Area (hectares) 360.2 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 99
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 747
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhalwara compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwara is the 91st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 993 residents. Its 360.2 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 990.

Getting to Bhalwara

Bhalwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhalwara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalwara from other places

Bhalwara lies about 28 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 4.7 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 Bhalwara
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Badwara 28 km
District headquarters Katni 28 km
Nearest town Murwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Bhalwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwara village had a population of 173. That makes it the 91st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 993 residents.

Bhalwara village has 99 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwara has about 747 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Bhalwara covers 360.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalwara falls under Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalwara is Vilayatkalan Road, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhalwara.

Bhalwara is about 28 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwara is in Badwara tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 4.7 km away. Badwara is about 28 km away. Katni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guda Kalan (2.1 km), Sarai (2.3 km) and Bamhori (3.0 km).

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

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