# Balasgaon Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Balasgaon

Balasgaon is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,098 people in 241 households**, the 68th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,098people (2011)
- 241households
- 70.9%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Balasgaon PIN code and other codes

Balasgaon falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code477028

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

## How far is Balasgaon from nearby towns?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Maheshwar (nearest town)38 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 Balasgaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Balasgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandleshwar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Balasgaon known for?

About 50% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Balasgaon

Of every 100 households in Balasgaon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balasgaon · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****51%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****3%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****82%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Balasgaon?

■ Balasgaon · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**933

Working population ****55.7%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.3% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 576 (94%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Maheshwar

- Tekwa1,149 people
- Veklya1,127 people
- Gadi1,102 people
- Samraj1,100 people
- Mardhori1,097 people
- Khumbhya1,058 people
- Bada1,056 people
- Hodadiya1,053 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balasgaon?1,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balasgaon in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balasgaon?70.9% (Census 2011)