Balarampur, Purulia
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Balarampur বলরামপুর |
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| Census Town | |
 Balarampur
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| Coordinates: 23°07′N 86°13′E / 23.12°N 86.22°ECoordinates: 23°07′N 86°13′E / 23.12°N 86.22°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 24,431 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 723143 |
| Telephone code | 03252 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purulia |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balarampur |
| Website | purulia |
Balarampur is a census town in Balarampur CD Block in Purulia Sadar West subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Balarampur is located at 23°07′N 86°13′E / 23.12°N 86.22°E. It has an average elevation of 300 m (984 ft).
Distance from district headquarters Purulia is 32 km and near about 60 km from Jamshedpur.
The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Situated at South of the Ayodhya Hill Range.
Balarampur police station has jurisdiction over Balarampur CD Block. The area covered is 299.5 km2 and the population covered is 139,744. It has 12.39 km inter-state border with Nimdih PS in Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.
As per 2011 Census of India Balarampur had a total population of 24,431 of which 12,681 (52%) were males and 11,750 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,160. The total number of literates in Balarampur was 15,948 (74.98% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001[update] India census, Balarampur had a population of 21,824. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Balarampur has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 63% of the males and 37% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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