Balchandpur

Balchandpur (Bālchandpur), also spelled Balchandarpur, is a village in Firozabad block of Firozabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It is located southeast of Firozabad. As of 2011, it had a population of 752, in 125 households.

Balchandpur is located southeast of Firozabad, on a rural road heading southeast from the city. The next village to the northwest along this road is Jamalpur, while the next one to the south, less than 1 km away, is Ladupur Chakarpur. The Firozabad Distributary canal passes by Balchandpur to the east; on the other side of the canal is a prominent tank. The surroundings are all level farmland. Other nearby villages include Nagla Mullah to the northeast, Jahangirpur to the west, Bilahna to the west-southwest, and Fatehpur Anandipur to the south.^[2]

As of 2011, Balchandpur had a population of 752, in 125 households.^[1]: 126 This population was 54.5% male (410) and 45.5% female (342). The 0–6 age group numbered 102 (56 male and 46 female), making up 13.6% of the total population. 95 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 12.6% of the total.^{[3]: 110–1}

The 1981 census recorded Balchandpur as having a population of 450 people (245 male and 205 female), in 70 households and 70 physical houses.^{[4]: 194–5}

The 1961 census recorded Balchandpur as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 336 people (184 male and 152 female), in 49 households and 41 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 410 acres.^[5]: xcvi

As of 2011, Balchandpur had 1 primary school and 1 primary health centre. Drinking water was provided by hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village did not have a post office or public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 126–31}