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About Balrampur Village

Balrampur is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 387 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balrampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balrampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 387
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 79th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

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 14 km from Rupnagar. 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
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.4 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 14 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km

Villages closest to Balrampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 721. That makes it the 79th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Balrampur village has 387 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balrampur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Balrampur is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balrampur covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balrampur falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar 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 14 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balrampur is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.4 km away. Rupnagar is about 14 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukarabpur (under 2 km), Manjitpura Chamar Majra (under 2 km) and Khanpur (under 2 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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