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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).
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.
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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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No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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
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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- 🎓SAIMS Nursing CollegeCollege3.8 km ↗
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- 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, 2026-09-23
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