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About Balpura Village

Balpura is a mid sized village in Dhanora tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 692, made up of 343 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.79 hectares hectares.

Balpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Dhanora
Area (hectares) 551.79 hectares
Population 692
Male Population 343
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balpura compares

By the 2011 count Balpura is the 44th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 754 residents. Its 551.79 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Balpura

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

Balpura lies about 80 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Karapgaon, 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 Balpura
Tehsil headquarters Dhanora 17 km
Nearest railway station Karapgaon 38 km
Nearest town Kareli 39 km
District headquarters Seoni 80 km

Villages closest to Balpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balpura village had a population of 692. That makes it the 44th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 754 residents.

Balpura village has 343 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balpura has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Balpura covers 551.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balpura falls under Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balpura is Karapgaon, 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 village for Balpura.

Balpura is about 80 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balpura is in Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district. Dhanora is about 17 km away. Karapgaon is about 38 km away. Kareli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (2.2 km), Khapa (8.0 km) and Khairi (9.1 km).

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

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