About Balkhad Village

Balkhad is a mid sized village in Jhiranya tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,450, made up of 735 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.59 hectares hectares.

Balkhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhad village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Khargone
Tehsil	Jhiranya
Area (hectares)	531.59 hectares
Population	1,450
Male Population	735
Female Population	715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Balkhad compares

By the 2011 count Balkhad is the 54th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 531.59 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 995.

Getting to Balkhad

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

How far is Balkhad from other places

Balkhad lies about 18 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 61 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jhiranya	18 km
District headquarters	Khargone	18 km
Nearest railway station	Hathi gate station	61 km

Villages closest to Balkhad

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

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Common questions about Balkhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhad village had a population of 1,450. That makes it the 54th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Balkhad village has 735 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhad has about 973 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 995.

Balkhad covers 531.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balkhad falls under Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balkhad is Hathi gate station, about 61 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 Balkhad.

Balkhad is about 18 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkhad is in Jhiranya tehsil of Khargone district. Jhiranya is about 18 km away. Khargone is about 18 km away. Hathi gate station is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.