About Balkuwe Village

Balkuwe is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,228 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkuwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkuwe village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Shirpur
Pincode	425405
Area (hectares)	274.72 hectares
Population	2,345
Male Population	1,228
Female Population	1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkuwe compares

By the 2011 count Balkuwe is the 60th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 274.72 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Balkuwe

Balkuwe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balkuwe as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balkuwe from other places

Balkuwe lies about 59 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sindkheda, about 23 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 Balkuwe
Tehsil headquarters	Shirpur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sindkheda	23 km
District headquarters	Dhule	59 km

Villages closest to Balkuwe

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

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Common questions about Balkuwe

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkuwe village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 60th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Balkuwe village has 1,228 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkuwe has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Balkuwe is 425405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkuwe covers 274.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balkuwe falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balkuwe is Sindkheda, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balkuwe.

Balkuwe is about 59 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkuwe is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 11 km away. Sindkheda is about 23 km away. Dhule is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.