Ballia Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ballia, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Ballia is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Ballia tehsil of Ballia district. The Ballia city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 15,772 families residing in the Ballia city. The total population of Ballia is 104,424 out of which 55,459 are males and 48,965 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ballia is 883.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ballia city is 11623 which is 11% of the total population. There are 6284 male children and 5339 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ballia is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (883).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ballia is 83.3%. Thus Ballia has higher literacy rate compared to 70.9% of Ballia district. The male literacy rate is 88.05% and the female literacy rate is 78.01% in Ballia.

Ballia Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 15,772 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ballia Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ballia Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 11,623 6,284 5,339
Literacy 83.3% 78.1% 69.5%
Scheduled Caste 8,703 4,637 4,066
Scheduled Tribe 3,942 2,088 1,854
Illiterate 27,093 12,161 14,932

Caste-wise Population - Ballia

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Ballia.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,703 4,637 4,066
Schedule Tribe 3,942 2,088 1,854

Religion-wise Population - Ballia

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ballia is 92,299 which is 88.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ballia is 10,851 which is 10.39% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ballia as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 92,299 (88.39%) 49,068 43,231
Muslim 10,851 (10.39%) 5,688 5,163
Christian 133 (0.13%) 75 58
Sikh 240 (0.23%) 129 111
Buddhist 39 (0.04%) 20 19
Jain 11 (0.01%) 5 6
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 850 (0.81%) 473 377

Literacy Rate - Ballia

The total literacy rate of Ballia was 83.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 77,331 literates, males were 43,298 while females were 34,033. Also the male literacy rate was 88.05% and the female literacy rate was 78.01% in Ballia.

  Ballia Uttar Pradesh
Female 78.01% 57.18%
Male 88.05% 77.28%
Total 83.33% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Ballia

The Sex Ratio of Ballia is 883. Thus per every 1000 men there were 883 females in Ballia. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 883 ) of Ballia.

Child Population - Ballia

According to Census 2011, there were 11,623 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ballia. Out of which 6,284 were male while 5,339 were female.

Working Population - Ballia

In Ballia Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 35,256 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 35,256 workers engaged in Main Work, 314 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,519 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,069 18,759 4,310
Cultivators 314 246 68
Agriculture Labourer 1,519 1,345 174
Household Industries 2,681 2,106 575
Other Workers 18,555 15,062 3,493
Marginal Workers 12,187 7,405 4,782
Non Working 69,168 29,295 39,873

Ballia Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ballia is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,351 57.5% 884
2 Ward No - 2 4,185 65% 831
3 Ward No - 3 6,691 62.4% 874
4 Ward No - 4 4,104 68.8% 887
5 Ward No - 5 6,605 70.4% 900
6 Ward No - 6 2,454 78% 891
7 Ward No - 7 6,875 81.3% 924
8 Ward No - 8 2,925 78.2% 851
9 Ward No - 9 1,834 79% 858
10 Ward No - 10 3,992 71.9% 886
11 Ward No - 11 5,995 71.9% 843
12 Ward No - 12 2,443 84.9% 827
13 Ward No - 13 7,836 79.6% 901
14 Ward No - 14 9,337 61.4% 889
15 Ward No - 15 2,782 78.7% 625
16 Ward No - 16 2,615 72.7% 924
17 Ward No - 17 3,441 81.5% 887
18 Ward No - 18 2,919 85.9% 956
19 Ward No - 19 2,881 75.5% 945
20 Ward No - 20 2,812 80.6% 935
21 Ward No - 21 5,013 74.9% 948
22 Ward No - 22 5,492 83% 880
23 Ward No - 23 3,392 82.6% 923
24 Ward No - 24 3,193 80% 883
25 Ward No - 25 1,257 83.4% 827

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