Balia Population, Caste, Working Data Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Balia is a village situated in Kujang block of Jagatsinghapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 361 families residing in the village Balia. The total population of Balia is 1,681 out of which 828 are males and 853 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balia is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balia village is 180 which is 11% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balia is 1,195 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,030) of Balia village.

Population
1,681
Families
361
Literacy
83.34%
Sex Ratio
1,030

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balia is 83.3%. Thus Balia village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.2% of Jagatsinghapur district. The male literacy rate is 90.35% and the female literacy rate is 76.42% 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 180 82 98
Literacy 83.34% 90.35% 76.42%
Scheduled Caste 233 103 130
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 430 154 276

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balia village out of total population, 517 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 517 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 456 412 44
Cultivators 228 218 10
Agriculture Labourer 46 34 12
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 174 153 21
Marginal Workers 61 34 27
Non Working 1,164 382 782

Nearby Villages to Balia,

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

Village Population
Patapur 752
Parianga 625
Sahada 577
Bagoi 1,970
Badabandha 889
Arakhia 1,473
Baulanga 1,429
Karatutha 1,142
Tentulia 842
Ranipada 439

Reference