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

Balia is a village situated in Jeypore block of Koraput district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 696 families residing in the village Balia. The total population of Balia is 3,565 out of which 1,727 are males and 1,838 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balia is 1,064.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balia village is 577 which is 16% of the total population. There are 279 male children and 298 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balia is 1,068 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,064) of Balia village.

Population
3,565
Families
696
Literacy
51%
Sex Ratio
1,064

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balia is 51%. Thus Balia village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.2% of Koraput district. The male literacy rate is 64.43% and the female literacy rate is 38.38% 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 577 279 298
Literacy 51% 64.43% 38.38%
Scheduled Caste 682 328 354
Scheduled Tribe 1,969 947 1,022
Illiterate 2,041 794 1,247

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 55.2% of total population in Balia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balia village out of total population, 1,558 were engaged in work activities. 59.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,558 workers engaged in Main Work, 262 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 518 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 934 635 299
Cultivators 262 230 32
Agriculture Labourer 518 287 231
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 153 117 36
Marginal Workers 624 197 427
Non Working 2,007 895 1,112

Nearby Villages to Balia,

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

Village Population
Kunturukhal 2,167
Polkaput 969
Bodoujei 903
Jaganathpur 3,054
Sanoujei 182
Mundiguda 2,105
Mondosil 59
Barniput 2,846
Tankua 562
Deoguda 148

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