# Balaheda Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur 

# Balaheda

Balaheda is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 178 households**, the 78th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 832people (2011)
- 178households
- 63.3%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Balaheda PIN code and other codes

Balaheda falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMalhargarh
- Census village code469301

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

## How far is Balaheda from nearby towns?

- Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)56 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narayangarh (nearest town)40 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 Balaheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balaheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Balaheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 56% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Balaheda

Of every 100 households in Balaheda in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****5%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Balaheda?

■ Balaheda · ■ Malhargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**950

Working population ****57.6%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 46.1% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (20%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 241 (50%)

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 Malhargarh

- Kheda887 people
- Jalodiya877 people
- Amarpura868 people
- Borkhedi840 people
- Akyapalra831 people
- Kherkheda831 people
- Fatepur822 people
- Khankharai817 people

[All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balaheda from Mandsaur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balaheda?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaheda in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balaheda?63.3% (Census 2011)