Balra Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011
Balra is a village situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10 families residing in the village Balra. The total population of Balra is 69 out of which 36 are males and 33 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balra is 917.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balra village is 2 which is 3% of the total population. There are 1 male children and 1 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balra is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Balra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balra is 86.6%. Thus Balra village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 85.71% and the female literacy rate is 87.5% in Balra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Balra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Balra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Literacy | 86.57% | 85.71% | 87.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Balra village out of total population, 19 were engaged in work activities. 78.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Cultivators | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Non Working | 50 | 17 | 33 |
Nearby Villages to Balra,
Below are the list of villages near Balra village in Gurdaspur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kotli Sainian | 919 |
| Karal | 690 |
| Chhawar Rian | 578 |
| Fatehpur | 75 |
| Chopra | 962 |
| Guria | 268 |
| Man | 1,134 |
| Chhawala | 2,179 |
| Sidhwan | 698 |
| Bhatia | 279 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Balra, Gurdaspur, Punjab - Wikipedia