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About Balarpur Village

Balarpur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 78 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731124
Area (hectares) 128.69 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 78
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Balarpur compares

By the 2011 count Balarpur is the 121st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 128.69 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Balarpur

Balarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balarpur 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 Balarpur from other places

Balarpur lies about 9.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.9 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 Balarpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 9.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 9.9 km

Villages closest to Balarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarpur village had a population of 157. That makes it the 121st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Balarpur village has 78 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarpur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Balarpur is 731124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarpur covers 128.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balarpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 6.9 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 Balarpur.

Balarpur is about 9.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 6.7 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 6.9 km away. Illambazar is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udaypur (1.9 km), Sahapur (2.4 km) and Tarapur (3.2 km).

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

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