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About Bhalwara Village

Bhalwara is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 240 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691 hectares hectares.

Bhalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 691 hectares
Population 509
Male Population 240
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhalwara compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwara is the 107th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 691 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhalwara

Bhalwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhalwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 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 Dhimarkheda 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 Dhimarkheda 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 509. That makes it the 107th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Bhalwara village has 240 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwara has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Bhalwara covers 691 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhalwara falls under Dhimarkheda 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 4.7 km away. Dhimarkheda 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 Sarai (2.3 km), Bamhori (3.0 km) and Bandauri (6.0 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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