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About Balur Village

Balur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 643 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 124.34 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 643
Female Population 598
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 - 10 km distance

How Balur compares

By the 2011 count Balur is the 29th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 124.34 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Balur

Balur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akna, Akulpur, Akuni and Amchua. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balur village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 29th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Balur village has 643 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Balur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balur covers 124.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balur falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balur.

Balur is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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