Balapur Tehsil - Akola, Maharashtra

Balapur is an administrative tehsil in the Akola district of Maharashtra, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Balapur is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Paras, while the nearest airport is Akola Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 18.9 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 702 km², including 696.57 km² rural area and 5.46 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 945 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Balapur Tehsil

Balapur Tehsil has a total of 113 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adoshi	Rural	Jogalkhed
2	Andura Bhag 1	Rural	Andura
3	Andura Bhag 2	Rural	Andura
4	Antri Malkapur	Rural	Antri Malkapur
5	Babhulkhed	Urban	Not applicable
6	Bahadura	Rural	Bahadura
7	Balhali	Rural	Chicholi Ganu
8	Barlinga	Rural	Barlinga
9	Batwadi Bk.	Rural	Batwadi Bk.
10	Batwadi Kh.	Rural	Batwadi Kh.
11	Bharatpur	Rural	Bhartpur
12	Bhikundkhed	Rural	Shelad
13	Bhortek	Rural	Nimbha
14	Borala	Rural	Takli Nim,
15	Borgaon Vairale	Rural	Borgaon Vairale
16	Borwakadi	Rural	Takli Nim,
17	Chincholi Ganu	Rural	Chicholi Ganu
18	Dadham Bk.	Rural	Dadham
19	Dagadkhed	Rural	Nagad
20	Dawalpur	Rural	Mandoli
21	Degaon	Rural	Dhanegaon
22	Dhadi	Rural	Pimpalgaon
23	Dhanegaon	Rural	Degoan
24	Dhanora	Rural	Jogalkhed
25	Dongargaon	Rural	Dongargaon
26	Gademod	Rural	Mandwa Bk.
27	Gajipur	Urban	Not applicable
28	Gaygaon 1	Rural	Gaigaon
29	Gaygaon 2	Rural	Gaigaon
30	Hasnapur	Rural	Hasnapur
31	Hata 1	Rural	Hata
32	Hata 2	Rural	Hata
33	Hatrun	Rural	Hatrun
34	Hingana Adsul	Rural	Hingni Nimba
35	Hingana Nimba	Rural	Hingni Nimba
36	Hingana Shelad	Rural	Shelad
37	Hingana Shikari	Rural	Kazikhed
38	Janorimael	Rural	Mokha
39	Jogalkhed	Rural	Jogalkhed
40	Kadoshi	Rural	Hasnapur
41	Kajikhed	Rural	Kazikhed
42	Kalamba Budruk	Rural	Kalambi Bk.
43	Kalamba Khurd	Rural	Kalambi Bk.
44	Kalambi Mahagaon	Rural	Kalambi Mah.
45	Kalbai	Urban	Not applicable
46	Kanheri (Sarap)	Rural	Kanheri Gawli.
47	Karanja Ramjanpur	Rural	Karnga Ram
48	Kasarkhed	Urban	Not applicable
49	Kastkhed	Rural	Mandoli
50	Kasura	Rural	Kasura
51	Kawatha	Rural	Kawtha Bk.
52	Khamkhed	Rural	Khamkhed
53	Khandala	Rural	Khandala
54	Kharbi	Rural	Hasnapur
55	Khirpuri Bk.	Rural	Khirpuri Bk
56	Khirpuri Kh.	Rural	Khirpuri Kh
57	Kolasa	Rural	Kolasa
58	Kumbhari	Unmapped	Not applicable
59	Kupata	Rural	Kupta
60	Lohara 1	Rural	Lohara
61	Lohara 2	Rural	Lohara
62	Lohara 3	Rural	Lohara
63	Malkhed	Rural	Nimbha
64	Malwada	Rural	Malwada
65	Manaki	Rural	Manki
66	Manali	Rural	Takli Nim,
67	Manarkhed	Rural	Manarkhed
68	Mandawa Bk.	Rural	Mandwa Bk.
69	Mandawa Kh.	Rural	Mandwa Bk.
70	Mandoli	Rural	Mandoli
71	Manjari	Rural	Manjari
72	Modhapur	Unmapped	Not applicable
73	Mokha	Rural	Mokha
74	Morgaon Sadijan	Rural	Morgaon Sadij
75	Morzadi	Rural	Morzadi
76	Nagad	Rural	Nagad
77	Nakashi	Rural	Nakashi
78	Nandkhed	Rural	Nadnkhed Ta
79	Naya Andura	Rural	Naya Andhura
80	Nimba	Rural	Nimbha
81	Nimbi	Rural	Nimbhi
82	Nimkarda	Rural	Nimkarda
83	Onkarkhed	Rural	Manarkhed
84	Paras 1	Rural	Paras
85	Paras 2	Rural	Paras
86	Pimpalgaon	Rural	Pimpalgaon
87	Ridhora	Rural	Ridhora
88	Sagad	Rural	Sagad
89	Sangwi Jomdeo	Rural	Sangwi Jomdeo
90	Satargaon	Rural	Satargaon
91	Sawarpati	Rural	Takli Khoj.
92	Shelad	Rural	Shelad
93	Shingoli	Rural	Shigoli
94	Sonala	Rural	Sonala
95	Songiri	Rural	Jogalkhed
96	Swarupkhed	Rural	Kazikhed
97	Takali Gademod	Rural	Kupta
98	Takali Khojbad	Rural	Takli Khoj.
99	Takali Kureshi	Rural	Nadnkhed Ta
100	Takali Nimkarda 1	Rural	Takli Nim,
101	Takali Nimkarda 2	Rural	Takli Nim,
102	Tamshi	Rural	Tamsi
103	Tandali Tarfe Tulanga	Rural	Pimpalgaon
104	Ural Bk.	Rural	Ural Bk.
105	Ural Kh.	Rural	Ural Kh
106	Vyala 1	Rural	Vyala
107	Vyala 2	Rural	Vyala
108	Wadegaon 1	Rural	Wadegaon
109	Wadegaon 2	Rural	Wadegaon
110	Wadegaon 3	Rural	Wadegaon
111	Wazegaon	Rural	Vazegaon
112	Zural Bk.	Rural	Ural Kh
113	Zural Kh.	Rural	Ural Kh

Population of Balapur Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Balapur Tehsil has a total population of 1,89,412 people, consisting of 97,371 males and 92,041 females. There are 41,112 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 270 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	1,89,412	1,44,818	44,594
Male Population	97,371	74,462	22,909
Female Population	92,041	70,356	21,685
Total Households	41,112	33,351	7,761
Population Density	270 / km²	208 / km²	8,167 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 1,44,648 literate people and 23,899 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 43,099 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 4,518 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	23,899	17,747	6,152
Literate Population	1,44,648	1,10,339	34,309
Illiterate Population	44,764	34,479	10,285
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	43,099	39,960	3,139
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	4,518	3,990	528

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Balapur (बालापूर)
District	Akola
State / UT	Maharashtra
Railway Station	Paras
Total Area	702 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	945
Total Population (2011)	1,89,412
Density	270/km²
Total Villages	113

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