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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a small village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 9 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.55 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 77.55 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 9
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 112th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 77.55 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

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 <5 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 49 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 11 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 railway station Nagri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 16 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 16 km
District headquarters Wardha 49 km

Villages closest to Balapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hinganghat 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 17. That makes it the 112th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Balapur village has 9 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Balapur covers 77.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapur falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Nagri, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 49 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Nagri is about 11 km away. Hinganghat is about 16 km away. Hinganghāt is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Fattepur (5.2 km) and Narsala (5.7 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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