Balasundar Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Balasundar is a village situated in Falakata block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 881 families residing in the village Balasundar. The total population of Balasundar is 3,811 out of which 1,976 are males and 1,835 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balasundar is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balasundar village is 436 which is 11% of the total population. There are 245 male children and 191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balasundar is 780 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Balasundar village.

Population
3,811
Families
881
Literacy
66.22%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balasundar is 66.2%. Thus Balasundar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 73.83% and the female literacy rate is 58.21% in Balasundar village.

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

Balasundar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 436 245 191
Literacy 66.22% 73.83% 58.21%
Scheduled Caste 3,327 1,721 1,606
Scheduled Tribe 203 110 93
Illiterate 1,576 698 878

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 87.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Balasundar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balasundar village out of total population, 1,517 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,517 workers engaged in Main Work, 360 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 408 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,088 929 159
Cultivators 360 346 14
Agriculture Labourer 408 296 112
Household Industries 13 12 1
Other Workers 307 275 32
Marginal Workers 429 219 210
Non Working 2,294 828 1,466

Nearby Villages to Balasundar,

Below are the list of villages near Balasundar village in Falakata.

Village Population
Gokulnagar 3,924
Jaychandpur 4,186
Pramode Nagar 4,100
Bhutnir Ghat 3,718
Malsagaon 3,926
Baradoba 3,414
Sarugaon Tea Garden 3,424
Baganbari 4,533
Ghatpar Sarugram 3,063
Kshirarkot 2,326

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