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About Balaheda Village

Balaheda is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 644 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.11 hectares hectares.

Balaheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 585.11 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 644
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaheda compares

By the 2011 count Balaheda is the 40th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 585.11 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Balaheda

Balaheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaheda as Available within 10+ 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 Balaheda from other places

Balaheda lies about 40 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Paranamau, about 38 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 Balaheda
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 12 km
Nearest railway station Paranamau 38 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 40 km

Villages closest to Balaheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaheda village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 40th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Balaheda village has 644 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaheda has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Balaheda covers 585.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balaheda falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balaheda is Paranamau, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Balaheda.

Balaheda is about 40 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaheda is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 12 km away. Paranamau is about 38 km away. Rajgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semala (1.9 km), Khumanpura (1.9 km) and Bans Khedi (2.1 km).

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

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