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About Balapura Village

Balapura is a mid sized village in Shahpura tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 298 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Shahpura
Pincode 311404
Area (hectares) 218.41 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 298
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Balapura compares

By the 2011 count Balapura is the 95th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 218.41 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Balapura

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

Balapura lies about 46 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Mandalgarh, about 38 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 Shahpura 16 km
Nearest town Shāhpura 16 km
Nearest railway station Mandalgarh 38 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 46 km

Villages closest to Balapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpura 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 611. That makes it the 95th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Balapura village has 298 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapura has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Balapura is 311404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapura covers 218.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balapura falls under Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balapura is Mandalgarh, about 38 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 Balapura.

Balapura is about 46 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapura is in Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shahpura is about 16 km away. Shāhpura is about 16 km away. Mandalgarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Pura (under 2 km), Pondrikji Ka Khera (10 km) and Amli Bareth (10 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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