Upar Balalong Population, Caste, Working Data Khunti, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Upar Balalong is a village situated in Erki block of Khunti district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 286 families residing in the village Upar Balalong. The total population of Upar Balalong is 1,267 out of which 653 are males and 614 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upar Balalong is 940.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upar Balalong village is 166 which is 13% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 84 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upar Balalong is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Upar Balalong village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upar Balalong is 57.4%. Thus Upar Balalong village has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Khunti district. The male literacy rate is 67.95% and the female literacy rate is 46.04% in Upar Balalong village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Upar Balalong village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Upar Balalong Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Upar Balalong village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 166 | 82 | 84 |
| Literacy | 57.4% | 67.95% | 46.04% |
| Scheduled Caste | 440 | 236 | 204 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 424 | 222 | 202 |
| Illiterate | 635 | 265 | 370 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.5% of total population in Upar Balalong village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Upar Balalong village out of total population, 741 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 741 workers engaged in Main Work, 267 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 260 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 590 | 359 | 231 |
| Cultivators | 267 | 141 | 126 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 260 | 169 | 91 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 56 | 45 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 151 | 17 | 134 |
| Non Working | 526 | 277 | 249 |
Nearby Villages to Upar Balalong,
Below are the list of villages near Upar Balalong village in Erki.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Heth Balalong | 612 |
| Sigid | 962 |
| Berahatu | 363 |
| Uparganjhari | 136 |
| Masanga | 728 |
| Chainpur | 834 |
| Sosokuti | 1,449 |
| Tekniyan | 181 |
| Gorahapa | 200 |
| Gurbera | 295 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Upar Balalong, Khunti, Jharkhand - Wikipedia