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About Balipur Village

Balipur is a mid sized village in Iglas tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 895, made up of 480 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.46 hectares hectares.

Balipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Iglas
Area (hectares) 171.46 hectares
Population 895
Male Population 480
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
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 Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is the 132nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 171.46 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Balipur

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

Balipur lies about 24 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sonai, about 17 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 Balipur
Tehsil headquarters Iglas 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Sonai 17 km
Nearest town Hāthras 20 km
District headquarters Aligarh 24 km

Villages closest to Balipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balipur village had a population of 895. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Balipur village has 480 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Balipur covers 171.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balipur falls under Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balipur is Sonai, about 17 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 Balipur.

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

Balipur is in Iglas tehsil of Aligarh district. Iglas is about 3.1 km away. Sonai is about 17 km away. Hāthras is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaimawali (under 2 km), Nagla Fatola (under 2 km) and Matroi (under 2 km).

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

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