Balarampur, Budgebudge

Balarampur
Town
Balarampur Balarampur Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°20′N 88°18′E / 22.33°N 88.30°ECoordinates: 22°20′N 88°18′E / 22.33°N 88.30°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	5,251
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	WB
Website	s24pgs.gov.in

Balarampur is a census town in Budge Budge I CD Block under Budgebudge police station^[1] of Alipur sadar subdivision in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Balarampur is located at 22°20′N 88°18′E / 22.33°N 88.30°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Balarampur had a total population of 5,251, of which 2,689 (51%) were males and 2,562 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 524. The total number of literates in Balarampur was 3,755 (79.44 % of the population over 6 years). ^[3]

The following Municipalities and Census Towns in South 24 Parganas district were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census: Maheshtala (M), Joka (CT), Balarampur (CT), Chata Kalikapur (CT), Budge Budge (M), Nischintapur (CT), Uttar Raypur (CT), Pujali (M), and Rajpur Sonarpur (M).^[4]

As of 2001 India census,^[5] Balarampur had a population of 4710. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Balarampur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. "Census of India". District-wise list of stautory towns. Directorate of census operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Balarampur
3. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
4. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.