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About Balapura Village

Balapura is a mid sized village in Ichhawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 360 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.71 hectares hectares.

Balapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ichhawar
Area (hectares) 467.71 hectares
Population 673
Male Population 360
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Balapura compares

By the 2011 count Balapura is the 90th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 467.71 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Balapura

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

Balapura lies about 26 km from Sehore. 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 Balapura
Tehsil headquarters Ichhawar 6.9 km
Nearest town Ashta 24 km
District headquarters Sehore 26 km

Villages closest to Balapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapura village had a population of 673. That makes it the 90th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Balapura village has 360 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapura has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Balapura covers 467.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapura falls under Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Balapura notes the nearest railway station 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 Balapura.

Balapura is about 26 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapura is in Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district. Ichhawar is about 6.9 km away. Ashta is about 24 km away. Sehore is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haliya Khedi (1.6 km), Huliya Khedi (1.6 km) and Kaliya Khedi (1.6 km).

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

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