Balkhed, Risod, Washim, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balkhed


The village Balkhed is located in Risod Tahsil of Washim District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Risod Community Development Block. The nearest town is Risod, which is about 18 kilometers away from Balkhed.

Travel and Communication for Balkhed


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balkhed,
Washim,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balkhed


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balkhed is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balkhed is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balkhed


As per available data from the year 2009, 2196 persons live in 506 house holds in the village Balkhed. There are 1063 female individuals and 1133 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.41% and males constitute 51.59% of the total population.

There are 310 scheduled castes persons of which 157 are females and 153 are males. Females constitute 50.65% and males constitute 49.35% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 14.12% of the total population.

There are 7 scheduled tribes persons of which 3 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 42.86% and males constitute 57.14% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.32% of the total population.

Population density of Balkhed is 397.16 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balkhed


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Total area of Balkhed is 552.93 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 490 ha. About 102.67 ha is un-irrigated area. About 387.33 ha is irrigated area. About 31.24 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 71.43 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 7.13 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.12 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 24.27 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 27.41 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Balkhed


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Balkhed.

There is a government primary school in the village Balkhed.

There is a government middle school in the village Balkhed.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Mahagaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Raked, which is less than 5 kms away from Balkhed.

Colleges in Balkhed


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Risod, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Washim, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Akola, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Akola, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Washim, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

Other Educational Facilities in Balkhed


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Washim, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Akola, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Akola, which is more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

Healthcare Facilities in Balkhed


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balkhed.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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