Balajan Population, Caste, Working Data Kokrajhar, Assam - Census 2011

Balajan is a village situated in Kokrajhar circle of Kokrajhar district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 547 families residing in the village Balajan. The total population of Balajan is 2,450 out of which 1,222 are males and 1,228 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balajan is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balajan village is 265 which is 11% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balajan is 791 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Balajan village.

Population
2,450
Families
547
Literacy
78.9%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balajan is 78.9%. Thus Balajan village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.2% of Kokrajhar district. The male literacy rate is 84.45% and the female literacy rate is 73.54% in Balajan village.

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

Balajan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 265 148 117
Literacy 78.9% 84.45% 73.54%
Scheduled Caste 54 28 26
Scheduled Tribe 1,103 540 563
Illiterate 726 315 411

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45% of total population in Balajan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balajan village out of total population, 805 were engaged in work activities. 84.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 805 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 678 562 116
Cultivators 97 91 6
Agriculture Labourer 41 22 19
Household Industries 15 10 5
Other Workers 525 439 86
Marginal Workers 127 68 59
Non Working 1,645 592 1,053

Nearby Villages to Balajan,

Below are the list of villages near Balajan village in Kokrajhar.

Village Population
Subhaijhar 361
Debargaon 909
Kalugaon 1,297
Monchorgaon 1,098
Harnaguri 1,008
Kahibari 192
Mowjabari 1,134
Hagraiguri 1,071
Duramari 1,580
Dakhin Dobragaon 905

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