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About Balkhad Bujurg Village

Balkhad Bujurg is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpura tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 375 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.78 hectares hectares.

Balkhad Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhad Bujurg village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhagwanpura
Area (hectares) 704.78 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 375
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Balkhad Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Balkhad Bujurg is the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,771 residents. Its 704.78 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Balkhad Bujurg

The census records public bus service for Balkhad Bujurg as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balkhad Bujurg from other places

Balkhad Bujurg lies about 68 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Kohdad, about 12 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 Balkhad Bujurg
Nearest railway station Kohdad 12 km
Nearest town Khandwa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpura 35 km
District headquarters Khargone 68 km

Villages closest to Balkhad Bujurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpura 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 Balkhad Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhad Bujurg village had a population of 749. That makes it the 75th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,771 residents.

Balkhad Bujurg village has 375 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhad Bujurg has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Balkhad Bujurg covers 704.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balkhad Bujurg falls under Bhagwanpura tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balkhad Bujurg is Kohdad, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balkhad Bujurg.

Balkhad Bujurg is about 68 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkhad Bujurg is in Bhagwanpura tehsil of Khargone district. Kohdad is about 12 km away. Khandwa is about 20 km away. Bhagwanpura is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balkhad Khurd (under 2 km), Pachamba (7.2 km) and Islampura (7.7 km).

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

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