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About Balanpur Village

Balanpur is a large village in Tirwa tehsil, in the district of Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,422, made up of 1,297 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.92 hectares hectares.

Balanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kannauj
Tehsil Tirwa
Area (hectares) 280.92 hectares
Population 2,422
Male Population 1,297
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balanpur compares

By the 2011 count Balanpur is the 60th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 280.92 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 865.

Getting to Balanpur

Balanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balanpur from other places

Balanpur lies about 89 km from Kannauj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhauli, about 5.7 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 Balanpur
Nearest town Sidhaulī 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Sidhauli 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirwa 7.1 km
District headquarters Kannauj 89 km

Villages closest to Balanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balanpur village had a population of 2,422. That makes it the 60th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Balanpur village has 1,297 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balanpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 865.

Balanpur covers 280.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balanpur falls under Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balanpur is Sidhauli, about 5.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balanpur.

Balanpur is about 89 km from Kannauj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balanpur is in Tirwa tehsil of Kannauj district. Sidhaulī is about 5.3 km away. Sidhauli is about 5.7 km away. Tirwa is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badanpurbeerhar (under 2 km), Gahpura (1.5 km) and Baria Mau (2.5 km).

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

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