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About Balapura Village

Balapura is a small village in Jahazpur tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 196 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311202, 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 Jahazpur
Pincode 311202
Area (hectares) 147.14 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 196
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 156th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 886 residents. Its 147.14 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 935.

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 10+ 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 74 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Jalindri, about 47 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 town Sawar 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jahazpur 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Jalindri 47 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 74 km

Villages closest to Balapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jahazpur 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 379. That makes it the 156th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 886 residents.

Balapura village has 196 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapura has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Balapura is 311202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapura covers 147.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balapura falls under Jahazpur tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balapura is Jalindri, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balapura.

Balapura is about 74 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 Jahazpur tehsil of Bhilwara district. Sawar is about 8.0 km away. Jahazpur is about 8.9 km away. Jalindri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhepura (under 2 km), Gangithala (1.8 km) and Hathodiya (2.2 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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