About Balapur Village

Balapur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 987 males and 915 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	1,902
Male Population	987
Female Population	915
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 42nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Balapur

Balapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.4 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 town	Tekāri	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bela	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	23 km

Villages closest to Balapur

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

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Common questions about Balapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapur village had a population of 1,902. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Balapur village has 987 males and 915 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Balapur is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapur covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balapur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Bela, about 9.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balapur.

Balapur is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Tekāri is about 5.8 km away. Bela is about 9.4 km away. Belaganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.