About Ballalpur Village

Ballalpur is one of the larger villages in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,217, made up of 3,624 males and 3,593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742202
Area (hectares)	295.96 hectares
Population	7,217
Male Population	3,624
Female Population	3,593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ballalpur compares

By the 2011 count Ballalpur is the 5th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 295.96 hectares work out to about 24 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 965.

Getting to Ballalpur

Ballalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ballalpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ballalpur from other places

Ballalpur lies about 72 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Ballalpur, about under 2 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 Ballalpur
Nearest railway station	Ballalpur	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	7.8 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	72 km

Villages closest to Ballalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Farakka 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.

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Common questions about Ballalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballalpur village had a population of 7,217. That makes it the 5th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Ballalpur village has 3,624 males and 3,593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballalpur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Ballalpur is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballalpur covers 295.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ballalpur falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ballalpur is Ballalpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ballalpur.

Ballalpur is about 72 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballalpur is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Ballalpur is about under 2 km away. Farakka is about 7.8 km away. Murshidabad is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.