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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a large village in Vikramgad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,315 males and 1,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 978 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Vikramgad
Area (hectares) 978 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 8th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 978 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ambivali, Anandpur, Andhari and Apti Bk. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,617. That makes it the 8th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Balapur village has 1,315 males and 1,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Balapur covers 978 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balapur falls under Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Balapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is in Vikramgad tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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