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About Balwantpura Village

Balwantpura is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 116 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.56 hectares hectares.

Balwantpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwantpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 148.56 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 116
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balwantpura compares

By the 2011 count Balwantpura is the 260th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 148.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Balwantpura

Balwantpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balwantpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balwantpura from other places

Balwantpura lies about 15 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kachnaria, about 5.4 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 Balwantpura
Nearest railway station Kachnaria 5.4 km
Nearest town Biaora 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 15 km

Villages closest to Balwantpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwantpura village had a population of 228. That makes it the 260th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Balwantpura village has 116 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwantpura 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 960.

Balwantpura covers 148.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balwantpura falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balwantpura is Kachnaria, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balwantpura.

Balwantpura is about 15 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwantpura is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Kachnaria is about 5.4 km away. Biaora is about 6.6 km away. Rajgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainpuria (under 2 km), Bamlabe (2.2 km) and Chandarpura (3.3 km).

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

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