Balaggan Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011
Balaggan is a village situated in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 281 families residing in the village Balaggan. The total population of Balaggan is 1,531 out of which 808 are males and 723 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balaggan is 895.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balaggan village is 177 which is 12% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balaggan is 770 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Balaggan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balaggan is 60.2%. Thus Balaggan village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 64.69% and the female literacy rate is 55.26% in Balaggan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Balaggan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Balaggan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balaggan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 177 | 100 | 77 |
| Literacy | 60.19% | 64.69% | 55.26% |
| Scheduled Caste | 776 | 421 | 355 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 716 | 350 | 366 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balaggan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Balaggan village out of total population, 520 were engaged in work activities. 92.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 520 workers engaged in Main Work, 163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 483 | 433 | 50 |
| Cultivators | 163 | 156 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 88 | 84 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 223 | 186 | 37 |
| Marginal Workers | 37 | 14 | 23 |
| Non Working | 1,011 | 361 | 650 |
Nearby Villages to Balaggan,
Below are the list of villages near Balaggan village in Ajnala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chainpur | 1,341 |
| Khiala Khurd | 1,507 |
| Jhanjoti | 3,035 |
| Khiala Kalan | 4,128 |
| Dhariwal | 1,444 |
| Kaulowal | 1,385 |
| Lalla Afganan | 692 |
| Nurpur | 1,075 |
| Salimpura | 587 |
| Chhiddan | 2,290 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Balaggan, Amritsar, Punjab - Wikipedia