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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a large village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,752, made up of 1,893 males and 1,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, 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 Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 125.27 hectares
Population 3,752
Male Population 1,893
Female Population 1,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balarampur compares

By the 2011 count Balarampur is the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 125.27 hectares work out to about 30 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 961.

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 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola I 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawangola 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 3,752. That makes it the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Balarampur village has 1,893 males and 1,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 125.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balarampur falls under Bhagawangola I 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 5 - 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 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 Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 9.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 16 km away. Bhagawangola I 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 Ramchandrapur (2.5 km), Digha (5.6 km) and Madapur (6.0 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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