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About Bhalwar Village

Bhalwar is a small village in Kotar tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 210 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.7 hectares hectares.

Bhalwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Kotar
Area (hectares) 95.7 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 210
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Bhalwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhalwar is the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 95.7 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 925.

Getting to Bhalwar

Bhalwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhalwar 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 Bhalwar from other places

Bhalwar lies about 35 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 14 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 Bhalwar
Nearest railway station Turki 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotar 18 km
Nearest town Rewa 21 km
District headquarters Satna 35 km

Villages closest to Bhalwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalwar village had a population of 393. That makes it the 64th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bhalwar village has 210 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalwar has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Bhalwar covers 95.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalwar falls under Kotar tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalwar is Turki, about 14 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 Bhalwar.

Bhalwar is about 35 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalwar is in Kotar tehsil of Satna district. Turki is about 14 km away. Kotar is about 18 km away. Rewa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahidal Kalan (1.6 km), Kandwa (1.7 km) and Bakiya Bailo (1.9 km).

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

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