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About Balapura Village

Balapura is a small village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 7 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 7
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 429
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapura compares

By the 2011 count Balapura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Balapura

Balapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balapura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balapura from other places

Balapura lies about 54 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Piplod Road, about 49 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 Balapura
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 14 km
Nearest railway station Piplod Road 49 km
District headquarters Baran 54 km
Nearest town Bārān 54 km

Villages closest to Balapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapura village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Balapura village has 7 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapura has about 429 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Balapura is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapura covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapura falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balapura is Piplod Road, about 49 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balapura.

Balapura is about 54 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapura is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 14 km away. Piplod Road is about 49 km away. Baran is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banskhera Mal (1.6 km), Ratai Khurd (2.6 km) and Tanda Ahiran (2.6 km).

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

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