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About Balpur Village

Balpur is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 152 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares.

Balpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Ramgarh
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 152
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Balpur compares

By the 2011 count Balpur is the 69th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Balpur

Balpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balpur from other places

Balpur lies about 77 km from Kaimur, 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 Balpur
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarh 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Darauli 8.9 km
Nearest town Zamānia 14 km
District headquarters Kaimur 77 km

Villages closest to Balpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balpur village had a population of 303. That makes it the 69th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,368 residents.

Balpur village has 152 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balpur has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Balpur covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balpur falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balpur is Darauli, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Balpur.

Balpur is about 77 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balpur is in Ramgarh tehsil of Kaimur district. Ramgarh is about 4.9 km away. Darauli is about 8.9 km away. Zamānia is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur Bharula (under 2 km), Khanethi (under 2 km) and Natwa (under 2 km).

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

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