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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 512 males and 485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 169.56 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 512
Female Population 485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Balarampur is the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 169.56 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Balarampur

Balarampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balarampur as Available within 10+ 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 Balarampur from other places

Balarampur lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 8.3 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 Balarampur
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 9.1 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 9.4 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarampur village had a population of 997. That makes it the 21st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Balarampur village has 512 males and 485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 169.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balarampur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Dubrajpur, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balarampur.

Balarampur is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarampur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrajpur is about 8.3 km away. Rajnagar is about 9.1 km away. Dubrājpur is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (3.3 km), Chak Agaya (3.8 km) and Muktipur (3.9 km).

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

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