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About Balarpur Village

Balarpur is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 221 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Balarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 221
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balarpur compares

By the 2011 count Balarpur is the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Balarpur

Balarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balarpur from other places

Balarpur lies about 122 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 6.2 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 Balarpur
Nearest railway station Bithan 6.2 km
Nearest town Bakhri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 26 km
District headquarters Purnia 122 km

Villages closest to Balarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarpur village had a population of 425. That makes it the 105th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Balarpur village has 221 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Balarpur covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balarpur is Bithan, about 6.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balarpur.

Balarpur is about 122 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarpur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Bithan is about 6.2 km away. Bakhri is about 17 km away. Dagarua is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahawa (6.8 km), Gogar (7.4 km) and Amna (7.6 km).

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

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