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About Balrampur Village

Balrampur is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 170 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balrampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balrampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143514
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 170
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Balrampur compares

By the 2011 count Balrampur is the 310th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Balrampur

Balrampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balrampur 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 Balrampur from other places

Balrampur lies about 40 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Balrampur
Nearest town Qadian 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 21 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 40 km

Villages closest to Balrampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balrampur village had a population of 325. That makes it the 310th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Balrampur village has 170 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balrampur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Balrampur is 143514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balrampur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balrampur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Balrampur notes the nearest railway station 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 Balrampur.

Balrampur is about 40 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balrampur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 16 km away. Batala is about 21 km away. Gurdaspur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur (under 2 km), Mandiala (under 2 km) and Kaure (2.9 km).

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

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