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About Balegaon Village

Balegaon is a mid sized village in Ambad tehsil, in the district of Jalna, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,178, made up of 605 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605 hectares hectares.

Balegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balegaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Jalna
Tehsil Ambad
Area (hectares) 605 hectares
Population 1,178
Male Population 605
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balegaon compares

By the 2011 count Balegaon is the 76th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 605 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Balegaon

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

Balegaon lies about 58 km from Jalna, and the nearest railway station is Sarwari, about 54 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 Balegaon
Nearest town Gevrai 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambad 32 km
Nearest railway station Sarwari 54 km
District headquarters Jalna 58 km

Villages closest to Balegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balegaon village had a population of 1,178. That makes it the 76th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Balegaon village has 605 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balegaon has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Balegaon covers 605 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balegaon falls under Ambad tehsil of Jalna district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balegaon is Sarwari, about 54 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 Balegaon.

Balegaon is about 58 km from Jalna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balegaon is in Ambad tehsil of Jalna district. Gevrai is about 20 km away. Ambad is about 32 km away. Sarwari is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Apegaon (under 2 km), Sasht Pimpalgaon (3.2 km) and Domalgaon (6.3 km).

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

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