Balara Population, Caste, Working Data Puri, Odisha - Census 2011

Balara is a village situated in Kakatpur block of Puri district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 671 families residing in the village Balara. The total population of Balara is 2,783 out of which 1,421 are males and 1,362 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balara is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balara village is 265 which is 10% of the total population. There are 150 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balara is 767 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Balara village.

Population
2,783
Families
671
Literacy
81.22%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balara is 81.2%. Thus Balara village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.1% of Puri district. The male literacy rate is 88.67% and the female literacy rate is 73.62% in Balara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Balara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Balara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balara village.

Total Male Female
Children 265 150 115
Literacy 81.22% 88.67% 73.62%
Scheduled Caste 829 420 409
Scheduled Tribe 35 22 13
Illiterate 738 294 444

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Balara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balara village out of total population, 1,033 were engaged in work activities. 56.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,033 workers engaged in Main Work, 134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 66 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 579 502 77
Cultivators 134 130 4
Agriculture Labourer 66 49 17
Household Industries 18 16 2
Other Workers 361 307 54
Marginal Workers 454 302 152
Non Working 1,750 617 1,133

Nearby Villages to Balara,

Below are the list of villages near Balara village in Kakatpur.

Village Population
Gokulpur 338
Tulamal 800
Kuapada 715
Somanathapur 1,271
Sadansha 617
Praharajapur 152
Kandalpur 864
Gopikantapur 686
Bibhutipur 1,093
Suhanpur 2,445

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