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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 632 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 96.36 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 632
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 61st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 96.36 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 6.6 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 Uttar Radhanagar 6.6 km
Nearest town Baruipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat 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 1,265. That makes it the 61st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Balarampur village has 632 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 96.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarampur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Uttar Radhanagar, about 6.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balarampur.

Balarampur is about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarampur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 6.6 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Magrahat I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Gopinathpur (under 2 km), Rajballabhpur (under 2 km) and Maheswara (under 2 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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