About Balkhed Village

Balkhed is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,196, made up of 1,133 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.93 hectares hectares.

Balkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkhed village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Risod
Area (hectares)	552.93 hectares
Population	2,196
Male Population	1,133
Female Population	1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkhed compares

By the 2011 count Balkhed is the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 552.93 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Balkhed

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

Balkhed lies about 46 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 43 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 Balkhed
Tehsil headquarters	Risod	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kekatumar	43 km
District headquarters	Washim	46 km

Villages closest to Balkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkhed village had a population of 2,196. That makes it the 26th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Balkhed village has 1,133 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkhed has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Balkhed covers 552.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balkhed falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balkhed is Kekatumar, about 43 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 village for Balkhed.

Balkhed is about 46 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkhed is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 14 km away. Kekatumar is about 43 km away. Washim is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.