# Balgaon Village, Kasrawad, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Kasrawad, Khargone 

# Balgaon

Balgaon is a village in Kasrawad sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 283 households**, the 58th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,408people (2011)
- 283households
- 67.6%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Balgaon PIN code and other codes

Balgaon falls in Kasrawad sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKasrawad
- Census village code477107

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balgaon from nearby towns?

- Kasrawad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kasrawad (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balgaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balsamund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasrawad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balgaon known for?

The main crops are **wheat and cotton**. About 67% of the 702 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balgaon

Of every 100 households in Balgaon in 2011, 87 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balgaon · ■ Kasrawad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**84%

Tap water ****94%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****37%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**43%

Own their home ****84%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balgaon?

■ Balgaon · ■ Kasrawad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849**

**951

Working population ****52.1%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 54.2% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 278 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (47%) · **■** Other work 90 (12%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kasrawad

- Badi1,505 people
- Bhesawad1,499 people
- Sayata1,478 people
- Salimpura1,446 people
- Temrni1,379 people
- Umriya1,360 people
- Rupkeda1,355 people
- Satkur1,355 people

[All 228 villages in Kasrawad](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/kasrawad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balgaon from Khargone?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balgaon?1,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgaon in?Khargone district (Kasrawad sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balgaon?67.6% (Census 2011)