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About Balakwada Village

Balakwada is a large village in Kasrawad tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,320, made up of 1,686 males and 1,634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911.8 hectares hectares.

Balakwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Kasrawad
Area (hectares) 911.8 hectares
Population 3,320
Male Population 1,686
Female Population 1,634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balakwada compares

By the 2011 count Balakwada is the 9th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents. Its 911.8 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balakwada

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

Balakwada lies about 21 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 42 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 Balakwada
Tehsil headquarters Kasrawad 16 km
Nearest town Kasrāwad 16 km
District headquarters Khargone 21 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 42 km

Villages closest to Balakwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakwada village had a population of 3,320. That makes it the 9th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents.

Balakwada village has 1,686 males and 1,634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakwada has about 969 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 963.

Balakwada covers 911.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balakwada falls under Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balakwada is Hathi gate station, about 42 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 village for Balakwada.

Balakwada is about 21 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balakwada is in Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district. Kasrawad is about 16 km away. Kasrāwad is about 16 km away. Khargone is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhokariya (2.3 km), Jaljoti (5.5 km) and Pipaljhopa (5.9 km).

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

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