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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a small village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 120 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.76 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Gangapur
Area (hectares) 193.76 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 120
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 191st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 193.76 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Balapur

Balapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Balapur from other places

Balapur lies about 97 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Darauli, about 8.9 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 Balapur
Nearest railway station Darauli 8.9 km
Nearest town Zamānia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 34 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 97 km

Villages closest to Balapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangapur 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 Balapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapur village had a population of 229. That makes it the 191st largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Balapur village has 120 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Balapur covers 193.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapur falls under Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Darauli, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 97 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Darauli is about 8.9 km away. Zamānia is about 14 km away. Gangapur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trimbalpur (under 2 km), Maholi (9.0 km) and Raipur (9.8 km).

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

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