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About Balarajapuram Village

Balarajapuram is one of the larger villages in Krishnarayapuram tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,720, made up of 2,849 males and 2,871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarajapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarajapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Krishnarayapuram
Pincode 639114
Area (hectares) 814.52 hectares
Population 5,720
Male Population 2,849
Female Population 2,871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balarajapuram compares

By the 2011 count Balarajapuram is the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents. Its 814.52 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Balarajapuram

Balarajapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balarajapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balarajapuram from other places

Balarajapuram lies about 9.7 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Virarakkiyam, about under 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 Balarajapuram
Nearest railway station Virarakkiyam under 2 km
Nearest town Senapparetti 6.4 km
District headquarters Karur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarayapuram 12 km

Villages closest to Balarajapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarajapuram village had a population of 5,720. That makes it the 6th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents.

Balarajapuram village has 2,849 males and 2,871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarajapuram has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Balarajapuram is 639114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarajapuram covers 814.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarajapuram falls under Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Balarajapuram is Virarakkiyam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balarajapuram.

Balarajapuram is about 9.7 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarajapuram is in Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district. Virarakkiyam is about under 2 km away. Senapparetti is about 6.4 km away. Karur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Renganathapuram (3.5 km), Manavasi (5.9 km) and Mayanur (7.3 km).

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

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