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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a small village in Paithan tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 96 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Paithan
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 96
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 174th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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 10 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 1.7 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 Phesar 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Paithan 10 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 10 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 10 km

Villages closest to Balapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paithan 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 187. That makes it the 174th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,601 residents.

Balapur village has 96 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Balapur covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapur falls under Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Phesar, about 1.7 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 10 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 Paithan tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about 1.7 km away. Paithan is about 10 km away. Aurangabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balanagar (5.6 km), Chauryahattar Jalgaon (5.8 km) and Islampur (7.2 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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