Balu Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Balu is a village situated in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 115 families residing in the village Balu. The total population of Balu is 491 out of which 250 are males and 241 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balu is 964.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Balu village is 50 which is 10% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balu is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Balu village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balu is 88%. Thus Balu village has a higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 91.96% and the female literacy rate is 83.87% in Balu village.

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

Balu Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Balu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balu village out of total population, 129 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 129 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Balu, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Nearby Villages to Balu, Palampur

Below are the list of villages near Balu village in Palampur.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Balu, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia