Bala Kheda observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Bala Kheda ranks #153 of 195 villages in Ashta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bala Kheda is a village of 317 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Ashta tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 153rd-largest of 195 villages in Ashta tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. It lies 119 km from the Sehore district centre, 9 km from Maksudangarh, the nearest town, 24 km from Ramri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 466116, served by Ashta post office; the LGD village code is 482879. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Jamner, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Prem Kumar, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 374 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Khajuriya Kasam →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bala Kheda · this village | 317 | 56% | — |
| Bala Kheda · Tonk Khurd | 634 | 76% | 0 km N |
| Bala Kheda · Maksoodangarh | 138 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Pachgodiya · Maksoodangarh | 1,140 | 44% | 1.7 km NW |
| Imaliya · Maksoodangarh | 353 | 50% | 2.1 km S |
| Imaliya · Maksoodangarh | 392 | 37% | 2.1 km S |
| Kanjai · Maksoodangarh | 664 | 55% | 2.2 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Bala Kheda? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Bala Kheda →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Dhar princely state order of 1935 declaring Bhojshala a mosque has no legal validity: MP govt in HC (via ThePrint). Read the full story at the source.
978 farm fires in Punjab in a day, season’s highest (via The Times of India). Read the full story at the source.
Madhya Pradesh Emerging as India’s Next Strategic Hub for French Fry Potatoes (via Global Agriculture). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.