Ballok Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Ballok is a village situated in Sahid Matangini block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 805 families residing in the village Ballok. The total population of Ballok is 3,565 out of which 1,834 are males and 1,731 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ballok is 944.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ballok village is 334 which is 9% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ballok is 1,127 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Ballok village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ballok is 88.4%. Thus Ballok village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.44% and the female literacy rate is 82.88% in Ballok village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ballok village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ballok Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ballok village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 334 | 157 | 177 |
| Literacy | 88.36% | 93.44% | 82.88% |
| Scheduled Caste | 47 | 20 | 27 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 710 | 267 | 443 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ballok village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ballok village out of total population, 1,433 were engaged in work activities. 64.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,433 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 97 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 929 | 821 | 108 |
| Cultivators | 55 | 52 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 97 | 97 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 60 | 33 | 27 |
| Other Workers | 717 | 639 | 78 |
| Marginal Workers | 504 | 318 | 186 |
| Non Working | 2,132 | 695 | 1,437 |
Nearby Villages to Ballok,
Below are the list of villages near Ballok village in Sahid Matangini.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Patanda | 1,398 |
| Panchberya | 530 |
| Hogalberya | 2,710 |
| Chatara | 4,868 |
| Harasankar Ranichak | 1,480 |
| Paikpari | 2,595 |
| Agar | 1,911 |
| Banpur | 2,526 |
| Bansda | 1,906 |
| Kharui | 7,343 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ballok, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia