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About Balapura Village

Balapura is a small village in Digod tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 243 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Digod
Pincode 325201
Area (hectares) 541.91 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 243
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapura compares

By the 2011 count Balapura is the 109th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 541.91 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Balapura

Balapura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balapura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 24 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Arnetha, about 9.2 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 Arnetha 9.2 km
Nearest town Keshorai Pātan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Digod 11 km
District headquarters Kota 24 km

Villages closest to Balapura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Digod 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 467. That makes it the 109th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Balapura village has 243 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapura has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Balapura is 325201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapura covers 541.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balapura falls under Digod tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balapura is Arnetha, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance for Balapura.

Balapura is about 24 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapura is in Digod tehsil of Kota district. Arnetha is about 9.2 km away. Keshorai Pātan is about 9.9 km away. Digod is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandrawala (under 2 km), Notara (2.1 km) and Kherli Khushk (3.5 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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