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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a mid sized village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 908, made up of 469 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Pincode 212306
Area (hectares) 41.13 hectares
Population 908
Male Population 469
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 136th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 41.13 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Balapur

Balapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balapur 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 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 Koraon 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 Koraon 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 908. That makes it the 136th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Balapur village has 469 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Balapur is 212306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapur covers 41.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balapur falls under Koraon 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 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 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 Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Iradatganj is about 4.6 km away. Koraon 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 Pura Chandel (2.7 km), Pura Lakchhan (2.7 km) and Badva Khurd (3.7 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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