Balotra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Balotra is a Municipality city situated in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. The Balotra city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,911 families residing in the Balotra city. The total population of Balotra is 74,496 out of which 38,715 are males and 35,781 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balotra is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balotra city is 10984 which is 15% of the total population. There are 5744 male children and 5240 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balotra is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balotra is 75.5%. Thus Balotra has higher literacy rate compared to 56.5% of Barmer district. The male literacy rate is 86.03% and the female literacy rate is 64.18% in Balotra.

Balotra Municipality has total administration over 12,911 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Balotra Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Balotra Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 10,984 5,744 5,240
Literacy 75.5% 73.3% 54.8%
Scheduled Caste 10,579 5,470 5,109
Scheduled Tribe 2,511 1,285 1,226
Illiterate 26,531 10,351 16,180

Caste-wise Population - Balotra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.4% of total population in Balotra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,579 5,470 5,109
Schedule Tribe 2,511 1,285 1,226

Religion-wise Population - Balotra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Balotra is 57,165 which is 76.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Balotra is 8,204 which is 11.01% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Balotra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 57,165 (76.74%) 29,928 27,237
Muslim 8,204 (11.01%) 4,182 4,022
Christian 95 (0.13%) 44 51
Sikh 17 (0.02%) 9 8
Buddhist 34 (0.05%) 21 13
Jain 8,810 (11.83%) 4,457 4,353
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 169 (0.23%) 73 96

Literacy Rate - Balotra

The total literacy rate of Balotra was 75.52% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 47,965 literates, males were 28,364 while females were 19,601. Also the male literacy rate was 86.03% and the female literacy rate was 64.18% in Balotra.

  Balotra Rajasthan
Female 64.18% 52.12%
Male 86.03% 79.19%
Total 75.52% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Balotra

The Sex Ratio of Balotra is 924. Thus per every 1000 men there were 924 females in Balotra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Balotra.

Child Population - Balotra

According to Census 2011, there were 10,984 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balotra. Out of which 5,744 were male while 5,240 were female.

Working Population - Balotra

In Balotra Municipality out of total population, 21,725 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,725 workers engaged in Main Work, 270 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,829 18,235 1,594
Cultivators 270 193 77
Agriculture Labourer 135 118 17
Household Industries 621 477 144
Other Workers 18,803 17,447 1,356
Marginal Workers 1,896 1,042 854
Non Working 52,771 19,438 33,333

Balotra Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Balotra is further divided into 35 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,873 56.1% 845
2 Ward No - 2 1,077 75.1% 927
3 Ward No - 3 1,612 56.1% 830
4 Ward No - 4 2,819 76% 864
5 Ward No - 5 1,524 81.2% 990
6 Ward No - 6 1,913 70.6% 905
7 Ward No - 7 2,229 77.8% 987
8 Ward No - 8 1,929 73.3% 950
9 Ward No - 9 2,010 82.6% 990
10 Ward No - 10 2,090 84.1% 974
11 Ward No - 11 1,989 79.3% 924
12 Ward No - 12 1,678 84.4% 951
13 Ward No - 13 2,132 70.4% 983
14 Ward No - 14 1,321 70% 981
15 Ward No - 15 1,861 54.6% 927
16 Ward No - 16 2,314 64.9% 953
17 Ward No - 17 1,771 57.7% 906
18 Ward No - 18 1,854 71.5% 994
19 Ward No - 19 2,076 67.6% 879
20 Ward No - 20 3,443 63.3% 974
21 Ward No - 21 2,763 62.8% 915
22 Ward No - 22 2,338 66% 866
23 Ward No - 23 2,640 58.4% 972
24 Ward No - 24 2,371 48% 925
25 Ward No - 25 2,053 72.2% 935
26 Ward No - 26 1,780 52.9% 965
27 Ward No - 27 1,823 74% 909
28 Ward No - 28 2,205 71.7% 917
29 Ward No - 29 3,042 69.9% 864
30 Ward No - 30 1,818 65.2% 855
31 Ward No - 31 1,854 64.9% 890
32 Ward No - 32 2,110 36.6% 963
33 Ward No - 33 2,633 32.1% 901
34 Ward No - 34 1,626 48.6% 957
35 Ward No - 35 2,925 42.4% 902

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