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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a large village in Dhule tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,210, made up of 2,206 males and 2,004 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Dhule
Area (hectares) 659 hectares
Population 4,210
Male Population 2,206
Female Population 2,004
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 27th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,614 residents. Its 659 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Balapur

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

Balapur lies about 6.1 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Mohadi Pragane Laling, about 6.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhule 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Mohadi Pragane Laling 6.8 km

Villages closest to Balapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhule 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 4,210. That makes it the 27th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,614 residents.

Balapur village has 2,206 males and 2,004 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Balapur covers 659 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balapur falls under Dhule tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Mohadi Pragane Laling, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 6.1 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Dhule tehsil of Dhule district. Dhule is about 6.1 km away. Mohadi Pragane Laling is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fagne (under 2 km), Vajirkhede (3.7 km) and Varkhede (3.7 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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