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About Balapara Village

Balapara is a small village in Chenga tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 195 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Chenga
Pincode 781302
Area (hectares) 497 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 195
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapara compares

By the 2011 count Balapara is the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents. Its 497 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Balapara

Balapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balapara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balapara from other places

Balapara lies about 14 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balapara
Tehsil headquarters Chenga 14 km
District headquarters Barpeta 14 km
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 27 km

Villages closest to Balapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chenga tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapara village had a population of 398. That makes it the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,979 residents.

Balapara village has 195 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapara has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Balapara is 781302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapara covers 497 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapara falls under Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Balapara is Nizsariha Halt, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balapara.

Balapara is about 14 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapara is in Chenga tehsil of Barpeta district. Chenga is about 14 km away. Barpeta is about 14 km away. Nizsariha Halt is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohari (under 2 km), Tarabari (3.3 km) and Bar Chenga (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balapara today is likely to be higher.

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