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About Balgaon Village

Balgaon is a mid sized village in Kasrawad tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 742 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.59 hectares hectares.

Balgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Kasrawad
Area (hectares) 701.59 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 742
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balgaon compares

By the 2011 count Balgaon is the 57th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents. Its 701.59 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balgaon

Balgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balgaon from other places

Balgaon lies about 43 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Barwaha, about 27 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 Balgaon
Tehsil headquarters Kasrawad 19 km
Nearest town Kasrāwad 19 km
Nearest railway station Barwaha 27 km
District headquarters Khargone 43 km

Villages closest to Balgaon

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 Balgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgaon village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 57th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents.

Balgaon village has 742 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgaon has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Balgaon covers 701.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balgaon is Barwaha, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balgaon.

Balgaon is about 43 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgaon is in Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district. Kasrawad is about 19 km away. Kasrāwad is about 19 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 Malgaon (under 2 km), Pathora (under 2 km) and Bhatyan Bujurg (3.2 km).

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

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