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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a large village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,567, made up of 2,289 males and 2,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Barharia
Area (hectares) 271 hectares
Population 4,567
Male Population 2,289
Female Population 2,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 11th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 271 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Balapur

Balapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balapur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balapur from other places

Balapur lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 5.8 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 Balapur
Nearest town Barauli 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharia 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Balapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapur village had a population of 4,567. That makes it the 11th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Balapur village has 2,289 males and 2,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Balapur covers 271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balapur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Ratan Sarai, about 5.8 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 km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Barauli is about 4.7 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 5.8 km away. Barharia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Alapur (under 2 km) and Qismat Surwalia (6.5 km).

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

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