# Balra Khurd Village, Basoda, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Basoda, Vidisha 

# Balra Khurd

Balra Khurd is a village in Basoda sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **300 people in 64 households**, the 136th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 300people (2011)
- 64households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Balra Khurd PIN code and other codes

Balra Khurd falls in Basoda sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBasoda
- Census village code481288

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

## How far is Balra Khurd from nearby towns?

- Basoda (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)55 km by road
- Basoda (nearest town)9 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 Balra Khurd?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balra Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Balra Khurd known for?

About 83% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Balra Khurd

Of every 100 households in Balra Khurd in 2011, 81 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balra Khurd · ■ Basoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**19%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**35%

Television ****32%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**38%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Balra Khurd?

■ Balra Khurd · ■ Basoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1320**

**930

Working population ****54.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 44.5% for women. 70% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (13%) · **■** Marginal 69 (42%)

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 Basoda

- Imaliya331 people
- Kaboolpur323 people
- Nanoo Khedi318 people
- Mali Khedi306 people
- Shahjahanpur Alias Behta294 people
- Bhasuda293 people
- Akadonda285 people
- Mudra Khalil283 people

[All 183 villages in Basoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/basoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balra Khurd from Vidisha?55 km by road
- What is the population of Balra Khurd?300 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balra Khurd in?Vidisha district (Basoda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balra Khurd?59.9% (Census 2011)