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About Balapura Village

Balapura is a mid sized village in Hurda tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 511, made up of 246 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311030, 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 Hurda
Pincode 311030
Area (hectares) 364.18 hectares
Population 511
Male Population 246
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapura compares

By the 2011 count Balapura is the 68th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 364.18 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 21 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Dhuwala, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Dhuwala 10 km
Nearest town Māndal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Hurda 21 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 21 km

Villages closest to Balapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hurda 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 511. That makes it the 68th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Balapura village has 246 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapura has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Balapura is 311030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapura covers 364.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapura falls under Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

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

Balapura is about 21 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 Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district. Dhuwala is about 10 km away. Māndal is about 15 km away. Hurda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garoliya Khera (2.4 km), Nahargarh (12 km) and Lachhmipura (14 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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