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About Balabad Village

Balabad is a mid sized village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 293 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.88 hectares hectares.

Balabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balabad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 150.88 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 293
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balabad compares

By the 2011 count Balabad is the 154th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 150.88 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Balabad

Balabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balabad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balabad from other places

Balabad lies about 38 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 24 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 Balabad
Nearest town Sanāwad 24 km
Nearest railway station Sanawad 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 27 km
District headquarters Khargone 38 km

Villages closest to Balabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balabad village had a population of 578. That makes it the 154th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Balabad village has 293 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balabad has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Balabad covers 150.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balabad falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balabad is Sanawad, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balabad.

Balabad is about 38 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balabad is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanāwad is about 24 km away. Sanawad is about 24 km away. Barwaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arsi Mirjapura (3.6 km), Dalchi (4.9 km) and Bhopalpura (6.2 km).

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

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