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About Balanpur Village

Balanpur is a mid sized village in Gyanpur tehsil, in the district of Sant Ravidas Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 330 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.88 hectares hectares.

Balanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Ravidas Nagar
Tehsil Gyanpur
Area (hectares) 58.88 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 330
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balanpur compares

By the 2011 count Balanpur is the 254th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 58.88 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Balanpur

The census records public bus service for Balanpur 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 <5 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 11 km from Sant Ravidas Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Jangiganj, about 4.7 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 railway station Jangiganj 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gyanpur 7.4 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 7.4 km
District headquarters Sant Ravidas Nagar 11 km

Villages closest to Balanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gyanpur 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 637. That makes it the 254th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Balanpur village has 330 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balanpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Balanpur covers 58.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balanpur falls under Gyanpur tehsil of Sant Ravidas Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balanpur is Jangiganj, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Balanpur.

Balanpur is about 11 km from Sant Ravidas Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balanpur is in Gyanpur tehsil of Sant Ravidas Nagar district. Jangiganj is about 4.7 km away. Gyanpur is about 7.4 km away. Gyānpur is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matukpur (under 2 km), Jangalpur (under 2 km) and Kalanua (under 2 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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