Balaspur Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Balaspur is a village situated in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 191 families residing in the village Balaspur. The total population of Balaspur is 877 out of which 438 are males and 439 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balaspur is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balaspur village is 87 which is 10% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balaspur is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002) of Balaspur village.

Population
877
Families
191
Literacy
86.08%
Sex Ratio
1,002

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balaspur is 86.1%. Thus Balaspur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.86% and the female literacy rate is 81.31% in Balaspur village.

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

Balaspur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 87 44 43
Literacy 86.08% 90.86% 81.31%
Scheduled Caste 191 97 94
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 197 80 117

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balaspur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balaspur village out of total population, 256 were engaged in work activities. 96.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 256 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 246 205 41
Cultivators 33 32 1
Agriculture Labourer 10 5 5
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 200 166 34
Marginal Workers 10 5 5
Non Working 621 228 393

Nearby Villages to Balaspur,

Below are the list of villages near Balaspur village in Hoshiarpur.

Village Population
Bajwara 9,929
Mehitpur 757
Singhpur 430
Nangal Shahidan 1,499
Bassi Bahian 224
Bassi Mustapha 1,012
Chhauni Kalan 2,801
Jahan Khelan 2,429
Shergarh 2,639
Kilan Berun 1,431

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