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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a large village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,676, made up of 2,460 males and 2,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.83 hectares hectares.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Area (hectares) 253.83 hectares
Population 4,676
Male Population 2,460
Female Population 2,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 20th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 253.83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Balapur

The census records public bus service for Balapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balapur from other places

Balapur lies about 15 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Iradatganj, about 4.6 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 Balapur
Nearest railway station Iradatganj 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 15 km
District headquarters Allahabad 15 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 15 km

Villages closest to Balapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balapur village had a population of 4,676. That makes it the 20th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Balapur village has 2,460 males and 2,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Balapur covers 253.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balapur falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Iradatganj, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 15 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 4.6 km away. Karchhana is about 15 km away. Allahabad is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mawaia Ta Balapur (under 2 km), Chak Shah Gulam Ali (under 2 km) and Chak Khwajaah Ali (under 2 km).

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

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