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About Balipur Village

Balipur is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 310 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares.

Balipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 589
Male Population 310
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Balipur

Balipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balipur 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 Balipur from other places

Balipur lies about 29 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 9.2 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 Balipur
Nearest railway station Ekchari 9.2 km
Nearest town Colgong 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 29 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 29 km

Villages closest to Balipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balipur village had a population of 589. That makes it the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Balipur village has 310 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Balipur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balipur falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balipur is Ekchari, about 9.2 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 Balipur.

Balipur is about 29 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balipur is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 9.2 km away. Colgong is about 13 km away. Sonhaula is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohael (under 2 km), Maheshkhor (under 2 km) and Kajha (1.6 km).

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

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