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About Balepur Village

Balepur is a mid sized village in Phulwaria tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,767, made up of 894 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares.

Balepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balepur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Phulwaria
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 1,767
Male Population 894
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balepur compares

By the 2011 count Balepur is the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Balepur

Balepur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balepur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balepur from other places

Balepur lies about 50 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about under 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 Balepur
Nearest railway station Chainwa under 2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwaria 23 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 50 km

Villages closest to Balepur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balepur village had a population of 1,767. That makes it the 26th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Balepur village has 894 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balepur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Balepur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balepur falls under Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balepur is Chainwa, about under 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balepur.

Balepur is about 50 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balepur is in Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district. Chainwa is about under 2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 10 km away. Phulwaria is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwat Parsa Kalan (7.1 km), Majirwa Kalan (7.1 km) and Salar Kalan (7.1 km).

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

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