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About Balkhadya Village

Balkhadya is a mid sized village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 612 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 410.24 hectares hectares.

Balkhadya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhadya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 410.24 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 612
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkhadya compares

By the 2011 count Balkhadya is the 60th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 410.24 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Balkhadya

Balkhadya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balkhadya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balkhadya from other places

Balkhadya lies about 24 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sirran, about 39 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 Balkhadya
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 14 km
District headquarters Khargone 24 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 39 km

Villages closest to Balkhadya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhadya village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 60th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Balkhadya village has 612 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhadya has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Balkhadya covers 410.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balkhadya falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balkhadya is Sirran, about 39 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 village for Balkhadya.

Balkhadya is about 24 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkhadya is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Bhikangaon is about 14 km away. Khargone is about 24 km away. Sirran is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgaon (1.8 km), Khudgaon (2.2 km) and Rahegaon (2.9 km).

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

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