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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 695 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 205.55 hectares
Population 1,366
Male Population 695
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 71st largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 205.55 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

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 village. 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 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 Milangarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Gazole 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 1,366. That makes it the 71st largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Balarampur village has 695 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 205.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarampur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Milangarh, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balarampur.

Balarampur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarampur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Gazole is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantarampur (under 2 km), Gangarampur (under 2 km) and Rahimpur (under 2 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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