Balrampur District, Uttar Pradesh

Balrampur District is an administrative district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated about 190 km from Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh. The district headquarters is located at Balrampur. Hindi and Avadhi are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 3,349 km², including 3,290.54 km² of rural area and 58.46 km² of urban area.

List of Tehsils in Balrampur District

Balrampur District is divided into 3 Tehsils for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,025 villages under these tehsils. The table below lists each tehsil along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.TehsilVillagesArea (km²)
1Balrampur 2701,074.38
2Tulsipur 3901,536.85
3Utraula 365737.77

Population of Balrampur District

As per the Census 2011, Balrampur District has a total population of 21,48,665 people, consisting of 11,14,721 males and 10,33,944 females. There are 3,23,881 households in the district with an average population density of 642 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population21,48,66519,82,2741,66,391
Male Population11,14,72110,27,94386,778
Female Population10,33,9449,54,33179,613
Total Households3,23,8812,98,36825,513
Population Density642 / km²602 / km²2,846 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 8,68,357 literate people and 3,94,710 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 2,77,212 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 24,887 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)3,94,7103,71,22823,482
Literate Population8,68,3577,73,01095,347
Illiterate Population12,80,30812,09,26471,044
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population2,77,2122,68,6128,600
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population24,88724,750137

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.