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About Balapur Village

Balapur is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 541 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224195, 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 Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224195
Area (hectares) 97.49 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 541
Female Population 519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balapur compares

By the 2011 count Balapur is the 150th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 97.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Balapur

Balapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 24 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Bilhar Ghat, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 11 km
Nearest railway station Bilhar Ghat 12 km
District headquarters Faizabad 24 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 24 km

Villages closest to Balapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikapur 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 1,060. That makes it the 150th largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Balapur village has 541 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balapur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Balapur is 224195. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balapur covers 97.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balapur falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balapur is Bilhar Ghat, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Balapur.

Balapur is about 24 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balapur is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Bikapur is about 11 km away. Bilhar Ghat is about 12 km away. Faizabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahrpur (1.7 km), Parmanandapur (1.7 km) and Parmanandpur (1.7 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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