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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,165, made up of 1,111 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.83 hectares hectares.

Balarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Area (hectares) 122.83 hectares
Population 2,165
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Balarampur is the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 122.83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Balarampur

Balarampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balarampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Ratua I 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 Ratua 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 2,165. That makes it the 47th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Balarampur village has 1,111 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Balarampur covers 122.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balarampur falls under Ratua I 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Ratua I 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 Arazi Balarampur (under 2 km), Balarampur Diara (under 2 km) and Rampur (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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