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About Balrampur Village

Balrampur is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,556, made up of 1,880 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares.

Balrampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balrampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 231 hectares
Population 3,556
Male Population 1,880
Female Population 1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balrampur compares

By the 2011 count Balrampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Balrampur

Balrampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balrampur as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 44 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 6.6 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 Sudhani 6.6 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 44 km

Villages closest to Balrampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 3,556. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Balrampur village has 1,880 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balrampur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Balrampur covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balrampur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balrampur is Sudhani, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balrampur.

Balrampur is about 44 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 Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 6.6 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Katihar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jajan (under 2 km), Baidol (1.5 km) and Bishunpur (1.7 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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