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About Balarampur Village

Balarampur is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,963, made up of 2,040 males and 1,923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 348.83 hectares
Population 3,963
Male Population 2,040
Female Population 1,923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 18th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 348.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

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 34 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about 4.5 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 Gaisal 4.5 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 34 km

Villages closest to Balarampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chopra 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 3,963. That makes it the 18th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Balarampur village has 2,040 males and 1,923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarampur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Balarampur is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarampur covers 348.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarampur falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Balarampur is Gaisal, about 4.5 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 34 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarampur is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about 4.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 12 km away. Chopra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Thuthipakar (3.1 km) and Thunthunia (4.0 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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