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About Baloda Village

Baloda is a mid sized village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,551, made up of 789 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374.54 hectares hectares.

Baloda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 374.54 hectares
Population 1,551
Male Population 789
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloda compares

By the 2011 count Baloda is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 374.54 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 961.

Getting to Baloda

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

Baloda lies about 41 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Shamgarh, about 29 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 Baloda
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 27 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Shamgarh 29 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 41 km

Villages closest to Baloda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloda village had a population of 1,551. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Baloda village has 789 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloda has about 966 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 961.

Baloda covers 374.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baloda falls under Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baloda is Shamgarh, about 29 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 Baloda.

Baloda is about 41 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baloda is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Garoth is about 27 km away. Shāmgarh is about 29 km away. Shamgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umariya (under 2 km), Bhojpur (1.5 km) and Kothadi (2.8 km).

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

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