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About Shri Ballavpur Village

Shri Ballavpur is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,548, made up of 1,318 males and 1,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shri Ballavpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shri Ballavpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 134.05 hectares
Population 2,548
Male Population 1,318
Female Population 1,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shri Ballavpur compares

By the 2011 count Shri Ballavpur is the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 134.05 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Shri Ballavpur

The census records public bus service for Shri Ballavpur as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shri Ballavpur from other places

Shri Ballavpur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 3.3 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 Shri Ballavpur
Nearest railway station Takipur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Shri Ballavpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Shri Ballavpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shri Ballavpur village had a population of 2,548. That makes it the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Shri Ballavpur village has 1,318 males and 1,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shri Ballavpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

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

Shri Ballavpur covers 134.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shri Ballavpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shri Ballavpur is Takipur, about 3.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shri Ballavpur.

Shri Ballavpur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shri Ballavpur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.7 km away. Nalhati I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhura (under 2 km), Amaypur (under 2 km) and Kogram (2.1 km).

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

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