Balia Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Balia is a village situated in Haripal block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 763 families residing in the village Balia. The total population of Balia is 3,116 out of which 1,594 are males and 1,522 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balia is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balia village is 336 which is 11% of the total population. There are 175 male children and 161 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balia is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Balia village.

Population
3,116
Families
763
Literacy
74.46%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balia is 74.5%. Thus Balia village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 82.1% and the female literacy rate is 66.5% in Balia village.

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

Balia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 336 175 161
Literacy 74.46% 82.1% 66.5%
Scheduled Caste 703 360 343
Scheduled Tribe 447 200 247
Illiterate 1,046 429 617

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.3% of total population in Balia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balia village out of total population, 1,333 were engaged in work activities. 65.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,333 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 315 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 878 709 169
Cultivators 228 222 6
Agriculture Labourer 315 229 86
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 331 255 76
Marginal Workers 455 255 200
Non Working 1,783 630 1,153

Nearby Villages to Balia,

Below are the list of villages near Balia village in Haripal.

Village Population
Harishpur 769
Sonatikri 1,812
Ajodhya Kasipur 3,267
Shibrampur 1,033
Sultanpur 1,542
Alipur 3,294
Naya Nagar 967
Manirampur 1,371
Satghari 1,601
Bhagabatipur 636

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