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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 264 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, 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 Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 146.51 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 264
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Balarampur is the 89th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 146.51 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

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 <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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balarampur from other places

Balarampur lies about 4.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, 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 Balarampur
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 4.0 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 4.5 km
District headquarters Birbhum 4.5 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarampur village had a population of 517. That makes it the 89th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Balarampur village has 264 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 146.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balarampur falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Adalpahari, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Balarampur.

Balarampur is about 4.5 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 Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 4.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Rampurhat I is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumba (under 2 km), Mandala (1.7 km) and Dhanmara (1.7 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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