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About Balpur Village

Balpur is a large village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,443 males and 1,486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 761.27 hectares
Population 2,929
Male Population 1,443
Female Population 1,486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balpur compares

By the 2011 count Balpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 761.27 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Balpur

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

Balpur lies about 147 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 37 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 Balpur
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Jharadih 37 km
Nearest town Saktī 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 147 km

Villages closest to Balpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balpur village had a population of 2,929. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Balpur village has 1,443 males and 1,486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balpur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Balpur is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balpur covers 761.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balpur falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Balpur is Jharadih, about 37 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Balpur.

Balpur is about 147 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balpur is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 26 km away. Jharadih is about 37 km away. Saktī is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardhabhatha (2.1 km), Tihalipali (3.0 km) and Pandripali (3.2 km).

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

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