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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is one of the larger villages in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34,113, made up of 17,595 males and 16,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5052.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736132, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736132
Area (hectares) 5052.29 hectares
Population 34,113
Male Population 17,595
Female Population 16,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Balarampur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 5052.29 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Balarampur

Balarampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balarampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 16 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Maradanga, about 6.5 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 Maradanga 6.5 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Tufanganj I 16 km
District headquarters Koch Bihar 16 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tufanganj 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 34,113. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Balarampur village has 17,595 males and 16,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 736132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 5052.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarampur falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Maradanga, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balarampur.

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

Balarampur is in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Maradanga is about 6.5 km away. Tufānganj is about 11 km away. Tufanganj 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 Bajejama Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda (6.8 km), Bajejama Chilakhana Pratham Khanda (6.8 km) and Chhat Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda (6.8 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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