Balia Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Begusarai, Bihar - Census 2011

Balia is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Balia block of Begusarai district. The Balia city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,820 families residing in the Balia city. The total population of Balia is 47,550 out of which 25,054 are males and 22,496 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balia is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balia city is 9182 which is 19% of the total population. There are 4728 male children and 4454 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balia is 942 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balia is 65.3%. Thus Balia has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Begusarai district. The male literacy rate is 71.37% and the female literacy rate is 58.41% in Balia.

Balia Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 8,820 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Balia Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balia Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 9,182 4,728 4,454
Literacy 65.3% 57.9% 46.8%
Scheduled Caste 5,064 2,697 2,367
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 22,505 10,547 11,958

Caste-wise Population - Balia

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balia.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,064 2,697 2,367
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Balia

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Balia is 27,634 which is 58.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Balia is 19,757 which is 41.55% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Balia as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,634 (58.12%) 14,586 13,048
Muslim 19,757 (41.55%) 10,376 9,381
Christian 76 (0.16%) 41 35
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 79 (0.17%) 49 30

Literacy Rate - Balia

The total literacy rate of Balia was 65.28% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 25,045 literates, males were 14,507 while females were 10,538. Also the male literacy rate was 71.37% and the female literacy rate was 58.41% in Balia.

  Balia Bihar
Female 58.41% 51.5%
Male 71.37% 71.2%
Total 65.28% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Balia

The Sex Ratio of Balia is 898. Thus per every 1000 men there were 898 females in Balia. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Balia.

Child Population - Balia

According to Census 2011, there were 9,182 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balia. Out of which 4,728 were male while 4,454 were female.

Working Population - Balia

In Balia Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 12,549 were engaged in work activities. 65.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,549 workers engaged in Main Work, 426 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,305 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,205 7,390 815
Cultivators 426 403 23
Agriculture Labourer 2,305 2,119 186
Household Industries 363 304 59
Other Workers 5,111 4,564 547
Marginal Workers 4,344 3,381 963
Non Working 35,001 14,283 20,718

Balia Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Balia is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,158 40.4% 927
2 Ward No - 2 2,514 65.8% 858
3 Ward No - 3 2,361 42.9% 865
4 Ward No - 4 2,280 50.8% 889
5 Ward No - 5 2,029 52.5% 873
6 Ward No - 6 1,370 65.6% 921
7 Ward No - 7 1,316 59.3% 927
8 Ward No - 8 1,951 56% 920
9 Ward No - 9 2,757 47.4% 900
10 Ward No - 10 2,009 54.3% 890
11 Ward No - 11 1,665 43.2% 844
12 Ward No - 12 2,123 73.9% 920
13 Ward No - 13 2,009 65.2% 865
14 Ward No - 14 1,973 50.4% 979
15 Ward No - 15 2,300 56.5% 876
16 Ward No - 16 2,233 53.9% 872
17 Ward No - 17 1,475 76.2% 901
18 Ward No - 18 1,648 58.9% 879
19 Ward No - 19 1,998 33.8% 921
20 Ward No - 20 2,279 43.9% 887
21 Ward No - 21 1,700 41.8% 932
22 Ward No - 22 1,175 50.6% 926
23 Ward No - 23 2,238 43.4% 977
24 Ward No - 24 1,989 48.6% 852

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