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About Balampur Village

Balampur is a large village in Khair tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,283, made up of 1,205 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.92 hectares hectares.

Balampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Khair
Area (hectares) 341.92 hectares
Population 2,283
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Balampur compares

By the 2011 count Balampur is the 53rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents. Its 341.92 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Balampur

Balampur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balampur 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 Balampur from other places

Balampur lies about 38 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 18 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 Balampur
Tehsil headquarters Khair 16 km
Nearest railway station Danwar 18 km
District headquarters Aligarh 38 km

Villages closest to Balampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balampur village had a population of 2,283. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,150 residents.

Balampur village has 1,205 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balampur has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Balampur covers 341.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balampur falls under Khair tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balampur is Danwar, about 18 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 Balampur.

Balampur is about 38 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balampur is in Khair tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 16 km away. Danwar is about 18 km away. Aligarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paimpur (under 2 km), Hirpura (under 2 km) and Bulakipur (2.2 km).

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

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