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About Balhera Village

Balhera is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 383 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515.49 hectares hectares.

Balhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 515.49 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 383
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
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 Balhera compares

By the 2011 count Balhera is the 83rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 515.49 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 869.

Getting to Balhera

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

Balhera lies about 20 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 5.5 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 Balhera
Nearest railway station Khonker 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 11 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 20 km

Villages closest to Balhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhera village had a population of 697. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Balhera village has 383 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhera has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Balhera covers 515.49 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.

Balhera falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balhera is Khonker, about 5.5 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 Balhera.

Balhera is about 20 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhera is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 5.5 km away. Kolaras is about 11 km away. Shivpuri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atara (under 2 km), Daharwara (2.8 km) and Naharwara (2.8 km).

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

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