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About Balghat Village

Balghat is a large village in Todabhim tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,270, made up of 1,711 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balghat village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Todabhim
Pincode 322238
Area (hectares) 657.55 hectares
Population 3,270
Male Population 1,711
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balghat compares

By the 2011 count Balghat is the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 657.55 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Balghat

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

Balghat lies about 41 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Sikroda Mina, about 20 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 Balghat
Tehsil headquarters Todabhim 10 km
Nearest railway station Sikroda Mina 20 km
District headquarters Karauli 41 km

Villages closest to Balghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balghat village had a population of 3,270. That makes it the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Balghat village has 1,711 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balghat has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 867.

The pincode recorded for Balghat is 322238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balghat covers 657.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balghat falls under Todabhim tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balghat is Sikroda Mina, about 20 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 Balghat.

Balghat is about 41 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balghat is in Todabhim tehsil of Karauli district. Todabhim is about 10 km away. Sikroda Mina is about 20 km away. Karauli is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari Berooni (under 2 km), Bhandari Androoni (1.8 km) and Bhaisapatti Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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