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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a mid sized village in Berhampore tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,285, made up of 651 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742187, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Berhampore
Pincode 742187
Area (hectares) 47.44 hectares
Population 1,285
Male Population 651
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Balarampur is the 81st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents. Its 47.44 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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 - 10 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 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 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 9.4 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 Lohapur 9.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 16 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Berhampore 33 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berhampore 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 1,285. That makes it the 81st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,723 residents.

Balarampur village has 651 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 742187. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 47.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balarampur falls under Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Lohapur, about 9.4 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 km distance for Balarampur.

Balarampur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarampur is in Berhampore tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Murshidabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nischintapur (under 2 km), Arazi Madhupur (2.5 km) and Balia Danga (2.9 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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