Google Map Of Balrampur

The Balrampur city is municipal board at Balrampur district in Utter Pradesh, India. This city is located near the Rapti River. As per the Indian government, Balrampur is minority concentrated city. The population of Balrampur is around 1,684,567, as per 2001 census of India. Balrampur is the city make Atal Bihari Vajpayee (former prim minister of India) as a member of parliament. However, this city is highly affected by the flood in past years. This city is around 17 kilometers far from Shravasti, the place where Lord Buddha showed his spiritual powers.

The district has a very rich culture in the sense of literary heritage. There were many great poets of Urdu literature such as Sardar Ali Jafri, Mohd Shafi Khan well known as Bekal Utsahi. There is very renowned Hindu temple of goddess Durga, which is located in Tulsipur around 27 kilometers far from the city headquarter. This temple is known as Devi Patan and it has division of 51 Shaktipeethas of Devi Durga as per the Hindu mythology. There is a grand Durga festival held every year and people all around the world come here to participate in this holy festival of Devi Durga.

Balrampur is well connected with all type of transportation; it is well connected by roads, by train. The nearest railway station of Balrampur is Gonda railway station, which is around 42 km far from the district. The nearest airport is located in Lucknow, the capital of Utter Pradesh, about 160 kilometers far from the district.