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About Purbba Balarampur Village

Purbba Balarampur is a mid sized village in Ratua II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 352 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Balarampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Balarampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua II
Pincode 732102
Area (hectares) 453.97 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 352
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Purbba Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Balarampur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents. Its 453.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Purbba Balarampur

Purbba Balarampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba 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 Purbba Balarampur from other places

Purbba 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 Purbba Balarampur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua II 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Purbba Balarampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Balarampur village had a population of 693. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,210 residents.

Purbba Balarampur village has 352 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Balarampur has about 969 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Balarampur is 732102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Balarampur covers 453.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purbba Balarampur falls under Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbba Balarampur.

Purbba 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.

Purbba Balarampur is in Ratua II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 8.0 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Ratua II 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 Simla (7.6 km), Pirpur (7.6 km) and Chandpur (8.0 km).

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

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