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About Balakhad Village

Balakhad is a small village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 128 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.75 hectares hectares.

Balakhad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakhad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 217.75 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 128
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balakhad compares

By the 2011 count Balakhad is the 244th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 217.75 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 939.

Getting to Balakhad

Balakhad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balakhad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bairdah, Bairihawa, Bairitola Kalan and Bairitola Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balakhad

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakhad village had a population of 231. That makes it the 244th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Balakhad village has 128 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakhad has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Balakhad covers 217.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balakhad falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Balakhad 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 10+ km distance for Balakhad.

Balakhad is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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