Balkhed observes Ganeshotsav on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
By population, Balkhed ranks #26 of 99 villages in Risod mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balkhed is a village of 2,196 people in 506 households (Census 2011) in Risod taluka, Washim district, Maharashtra, the 26th-largest of 99 villages in Risod taluka. Literacy is 72%, 2 points above the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Washim district centre, 8 km from Jafrabad, the nearest town, 43 km from Kekatumar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444506, served by Risod post office; the LGD village code is 531287. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Mehkar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kharat Siddharth Rambhau. The population is estimated at 2,589 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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.
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