Balour Population, Caste, Working Data Samba, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Balour is a village situated in Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 190 families residing in the village Balour. The total population of Balour is 916 out of which 484 are males and 432 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balour is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balour village is 122 which is 13% of the total population. There are 68 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balour is 794 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Balour village.

Population
916
Families
190
Literacy
69.77%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balour is 69.8%. Thus Balour village has lower literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Samba district. The male literacy rate is 77.64% and the female literacy rate is 61.11% in Balour village.

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

Balour Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 122 68 54
Literacy 69.77% 77.64% 61.11%
Scheduled Caste 522 274 248
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 362 161 201

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 57% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balour village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balour village out of total population, 247 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 247 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 221 202 19
Cultivators 14 10 4
Agriculture Labourer 6 6 0
Other Workers 201 186 15
Marginal Workers 26 24 2
Non Working 669 258 411

Nearby Villages to Balour,

Below are the list of villages near Balour village in Samba.

Village Population
Mananun 841
Sah 386
Palth 536
Gawal Chorah 126
Satah 458
Darui 912
Kaloha 590
Kopri 467
Chak Mahtab Singh 226
Need 270

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