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About Balipur Village

Balipur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 429 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.91 hectares hectares.

Balipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 33.91 hectares
Population 818
Male Population 429
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is the 394th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 33.91 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Balipur

Balipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balipur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 28 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Saidabad, about 8.4 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
Nearest railway station Saidabad 8.4 km
Nearest town Phulpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 12 km
District headquarters Allahabad 28 km

Villages closest to Balipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 818. That makes it the 394th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Balipur village has 429 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Balipur covers 33.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balipur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balipur is Saidabad, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balipur.

Balipur is about 28 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balipur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Saidabad is about 8.4 km away. Phulpur is about 11 km away. Handia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanda Patti (under 2 km), Haivat Patti (under 2 km) and Salempur Basgit (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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