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About Palapur Village

Palapur is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,685, made up of 853 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 43.53 hectares
Population 1,685
Male Population 853
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palapur compares

By the 2011 count Palapur is the 145th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 43.53 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Palapur

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

How far is Palapur from other places

Palapur lies about 28 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Laiburwa Halt, about 23 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 Palapur
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Laiburwa Halt 23 km
District headquarters Balrampur 28 km

Villages closest to Palapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palapur village had a population of 1,685. That makes it the 145th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Palapur village has 853 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palapur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Palapur is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palapur covers 43.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Palapur falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Palapur is Laiburwa Halt, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palapur.

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

Palapur is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 2.2 km away. Laiburwa Halt is about 23 km away. Balrampur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keotali (under 2 km), Bhurkunda (under 2 km) and Babhni Buzurg (1.5 km).

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

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