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About Balkhad Village

Balkhad is a large village in Kasrawad tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,113 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.06 hectares hectares.

Balkhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Kasrawad
Area (hectares) 883.06 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,113
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkhad compares

By the 2011 count Balkhad is the 26th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents. Its 883.06 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balkhad

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

Balkhad 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 Balkhad
District headquarters Khargone 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasrawad 35 km
Nearest railway station Sirran 39 km

Villages closest to Balkhad

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 Balkhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhad village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 26th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,245 residents.

Balkhad village has 1,113 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhad has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Balkhad covers 883.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balkhad 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balkhad.

Balkhad 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.

Balkhad is in Kasrawad tehsil of Khargone district. Khargone is about 24 km away. Kasrawad is about 35 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 Piplai (5.8 km), Saikheda (9.8 km) and Bilkhed (11 km).

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

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