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

Balia is a village situated in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,270 families residing in the village Balia. The total population of Balia is 10,299 out of which 5,318 are males and 4,981 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balia is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balia village is 1677 which is 16% of the total population. There are 867 male children and 810 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balia is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Balia village.

Population
10,299
Families
2,270
Literacy
61.53%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balia is 61.5%. Thus Balia village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 65.11% and the female literacy rate is 57.71% 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 1,677 867 810
Literacy 61.53% 65.11% 57.71%
Scheduled Caste 1,796 938 858
Scheduled Tribe 8 8 0
Illiterate 4,994 2,420 2,574

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Balia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balia village out of total population, 3,376 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,376 workers engaged in Main Work, 580 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 948 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,582 2,326 256
Cultivators 580 527 53
Agriculture Labourer 948 928 20
Household Industries 188 58 130
Other Workers 866 813 53
Marginal Workers 794 466 328
Non Working 6,923 2,526 4,397

Nearby Villages to Balia,

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

Village Population
Kaliadanga 1,068
Kabilpur 16,489
Bishnupur 1,049
Charkabilpur 5,438
Bangsia 932
Char Mathurapur 7,112
Dangapara 400
Naopara 2,358
Jamalmati 2,825
Kanchia Bishnudanga 3,127

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