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About Balipur Village

Balipur is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 178 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.92 hectares hectares.

Balipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 25.92 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 178
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
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 Balipur compares

By the 2011 count Balipur is the 320th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 25.92 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Balipur

The census records public bus service for Balipur 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 Balipur from other places

Balipur lies about 63 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Jangiganj, about 4.0 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 Balipur
Nearest railway station Jangiganj 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 6.8 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 8.6 km
District headquarters Varanasi 63 km

Villages closest to Balipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balipur village had a population of 325. That makes it the 320th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Balipur village has 178 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balipur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Balipur covers 25.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balipur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balipur is Jangiganj, about 4.0 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 Balipur.

Balipur is about 63 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balipur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Jangiganj is about 4.0 km away. Pindra is about 6.8 km away. Gyānpur is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragaon (under 2 km), Harinathpur (under 2 km) and Saraiya (2.4 km).

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

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