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Balwada

Dharampuri mandal
Pincode 454552
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Munni Bai Bhuriya
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LGD code
475898
Pincode
454552
Post office
Dhamnod
Population
1,165
Households
220
Literacy rate
54.1%
Sex ratio
968 ♀/1000♂
Workers
523
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bhopal
169 km
Distance to Mumbai
518 km
Nearest railway station
Palia · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Shree Nirmala Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Balwada compares

By population, Balwada ranks #45 of 102 villages in Dharampuri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.1%
+4.1% vs mandal average
Balwada
54.1%
Dharampuri mandal
50.0%
Dhar district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
968
−10 vs mandal average
Balwada
968
Dharampuri mandal
978
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Balwada
5.3
Dharampuri mandal
5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Balwada at a glance

Balwada is a village of 1,165 people in 220 households (Census 2011) in Dharampuri tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 45th-largest of 102 villages in Dharampuri tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 968 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Dhar district centre, 29 km from Datoda, the nearest town, 3 km from Palia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 454552, served by Dhamnod post office; the LGD village code is 475898. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Nirmala Hospital, 2 km away. The sarpanch is Munni Bai Bhuriya, and the village votes in Sanwer assembly constituency, represented by MLA Tulsiram Silawat. The population is estimated at 1,374 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Balwada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Balwada · this village1,16554%
Alwasa · Hatod2,26657%0.2 km W
Muradpura · Ashta8050%2.9 km NW
Muradpura · Depalpur15953%2.9 km NW
Muradpura · Shajapur6682%2.9 km NW
Muradpura · Sanwer1,12857%2.9 km NW
Panchderiya · Sanwer1,55152%3.8 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balwada

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DHAMNOD
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
17
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
779.81
Irrigated area (ha)
452.52
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Balwada

LGD code
475898
Pincode
454552
Post office
Dhamnod
Population (Census 2011)
1,165
Population (projected 2026)
1,374
Households
220
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
968
Literacy rate
54.1%
Coordinates
22.82862°N, 75.83282°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Indore
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sanwer
Member of Parliament
Shankar Lalwani
Member of Legislative Assembly
Tulsiram Silawat
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Munni Bai Bhuriya
Block / Mandal
Dharampuri
Getting there

How to reach Balwada

Mandal centre
Dharampuri · ≈ 4.1 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhar · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,224 people
Datoda · ≈ 29 km
≈ 59 min by car · 1 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal169 kmcapital
  • Mumbai518 km
  • Delhi658 km
  • Hyderabad666 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPalia3 km
  • Bus stopBapat Square Bus Stop9 km
  • Hospital / PHCShree Nirmala Hospital2 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump3 km
  • CollegeSAIMS Nursing College4 km
  • Police stationLasaudia Police Station9 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Balwada

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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