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About Balsinghpur Village

Balsinghpur is one of the larger villages in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,680, made up of 3,003 males and 2,677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918.33 hectares hectares.

Balsinghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsinghpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 918.33 hectares
Population 5,680
Male Population 3,003
Female Population 2,677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balsinghpur compares

By the 2011 count Balsinghpur is the 38th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 918.33 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Balsinghpur

Balsinghpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balsinghpur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balsinghpur from other places

Balsinghpur lies about 48 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Gaighat Halt, about 9.0 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 Balsinghpur
Nearest railway station Gaighat Halt 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 17 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 17 km
District headquarters Bahraich 48 km

Villages closest to Balsinghpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsinghpur village had a population of 5,680. That makes it the 38th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Balsinghpur village has 3,003 males and 2,677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsinghpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Balsinghpur covers 918.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balsinghpur falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balsinghpur is Gaighat Halt, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance for Balsinghpur.

Balsinghpur is about 48 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsinghpur is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Gaighat Halt is about 9.0 km away. Nanpara is about 17 km away. Nānpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaitapur (under 2 km), Bhagtapur (under 2 km) and Lagdiha (1.7 km).

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

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