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About Ballopur Village

Ballopur is a large village in Halsi tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,250, made up of 1,710 males and 1,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares.

Ballopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Halsi
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 3,250
Male Population 1,710
Female Population 1,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballopur compares

By the 2011 count Ballopur is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Ballopur

Ballopur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ballopur as Available within 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 Ballopur from other places

Ballopur lies about 24 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 16 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 Ballopur
Tehsil headquarters Halsi 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 16 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 21 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 24 km

Villages closest to Ballopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballopur village had a population of 3,250. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Ballopur village has 1,710 males and 1,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballopur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Ballopur covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ballopur falls under Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ballopur is Sirari, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ballopur.

Ballopur is about 24 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballopur is in Halsi tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Halsi is about 8.8 km away. Sirari is about 16 km away. Sheikhpura is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matasi (2.1 km), Pipra (2.5 km) and Tarhari (2.8 km).

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

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