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About Balpur Village

Balpur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 329 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276302
Area (hectares) 89.48 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 329
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Balpur compares

By the 2011 count Balpur is the 250th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 89.48 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Balpur

The census records public bus service for Balpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balpur from other places

Balpur lies about 138 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Antu, about 11 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 Balpur
Nearest railway station Antu 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 13 km
Nearest town Lālganj 13 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 138 km

Villages closest to Balpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balpur village had a population of 699. That makes it the 250th largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Balpur village has 329 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balpur has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Balpur is 276302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balpur covers 89.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balpur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balpur is Antu, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Balpur is about 138 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balpur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Antu is about 11 km away. Lalganj is about 13 km away. Lālganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bibipur Jagdishpur (2.3 km), Jagadishpur (2.3 km) and Jagdishpur (2.3 km).

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

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