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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
DC
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DINESH CHANDRA GEHLOT
Contact: 99****9139
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- LGD code
- 469301
- Pincode
- 458558
- Post office
- Nahargarh
- Population
- 832
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 52%
- Sex ratio
- 904 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 479
Census 2011 · in context
How Balaheda (Dhani) compares
By population, Balaheda (Dhani) ranks #78 of 168 villages in Malhargarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.0%
−11.3% vs mandal average
Balaheda (Dhani)52.0%
Malhargarh mandal63.3%
Mandsaur district62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−79 vs mandal average
Balaheda (Dhani)904
Malhargarh mandal983
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Balaheda (Dhani)4.7
Malhargarh mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balaheda (Dhani) at a glance
Balaheda (Dhani) is a village of 832 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Malhargarh tehsil, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 78th-largest of 168 villages in Malhargarh tehsil. Literacy is 52%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 458558, served by Nahargarh post office; the LGD village code is 469301. The sarpanch is DINESH CHANDRA GEHLOT, and the village votes in Malhargarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagdish Devda. The population is estimated at 981 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Piplia Raisingh →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balaheda (Dhani) · this village | 832 | 52% | — |
| Pipalya Raisingh · Malhargarh | 1,105 | 70% | — |
| Dhorri · Malhargarh | 347 | 65% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balaheda (Dhani)
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NARAYANGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 56
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 222.61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balaheda (Dhani)
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balaheda (Dhani)
- LGD code
- 469301
- Pincode
- 458558
- Post office
- Nahargarh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 832
- Population (projected 2026)
- 981
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 904
- Literacy rate
- 52.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandsour
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Malhargarh
- Member of Parliament
- Sudhir Gupta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jagdish Devda
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DINESH CHANDRA GEHLOT
- Block / Mandal
- Malhargarh
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 458558
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balaheda (Dhani)
Other villages in Malhargarh mandal
View all 60+ →- Budha
- Kanghatti
- Jharda
- Sanjit
- Takrawad
- Bahi
- Balagudha
- Botalganj
- Billaud
- Dorwada
- Paheda
- Admalya
- Gudbheli
- Dhabla
- Mundedi
- Gopalpura
- Kachariya (Chandrawat)
- Hingoriya
- Barkheda Panth
- Tidwas
- Garrawad
- Sunthod
- Napakheda
- Piplyajodha
- Magrana
- Barkheda(Deodungri)
- Harsol
- Barkheda Dangi
- Lunaheda
- Semli
- Sarwaniya
- Ranayra
- Limbawas
- Kachariya (Kadmala)
- Aranyajatya
- Rinchha
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)