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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 141 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723145
Area (hectares) 118.79 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 141
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 89th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 118.79 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Asanbani, Asta, Baghmara and Bagraybari. 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 Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Barabhum, 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 Balarampur
Nearest town Balarāmpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barabhum under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Neturia 30 km
District headquarters Puruliya 30 km

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 253. That makes it the 89th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Balarampur village has 141 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 118.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balarampur falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Barabhum, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balarampur.

Balarampur is about 30 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarampur is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district. Balarāmpur is about under 2 km away. Barabhum is about under 2 km away. Neturia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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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