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About Balrampur Village

Balrampur is a large village in Amdabad tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,609, made up of 1,868 males and 1,741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares.

Balrampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balrampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Amdabad
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 3,609
Male Population 1,868
Female Population 1,741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balrampur compares

By the 2011 count Balrampur is the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Balrampur

Balrampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balrampur as Available within 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 Balrampur from other places

Balrampur lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Tejnarayanpur, about 3.4 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 Balrampur
Nearest railway station Tejnarayanpur 3.4 km
Nearest town Manihāri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdabad 29 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Balrampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balrampur village had a population of 3,609. That makes it the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,008 residents.

Balrampur village has 1,868 males and 1,741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balrampur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Balrampur covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balrampur falls under Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balrampur is Tejnarayanpur, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balrampur.

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

Balrampur is in Amdabad tehsil of Katihar district. Tejnarayanpur is about 3.4 km away. Manihāri is about 12 km away. Amdabad 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 Jamra (2.5 km), Balua Ghatti (3.4 km) and Harnarainpur (3.4 km).

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

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