Balkur Population, Caste, Working Data Uttara Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Balkur is a village situated in Honavar taluka of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 613 families residing in the village Balkur. The total population of Balkur is 2,758 out of which 1,385 are males and 1,373 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balkur is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balkur village is 247 which is 9% of the total population. There are 132 male children and 115 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balkur is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Balkur village.

Population
2,758
Families
613
Literacy
82.52%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balkur is 82.5%. Thus Balkur village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Uttara Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 90.42% and the female literacy rate is 74.64% in Balkur village.

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

Balkur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 247 132 115
Literacy 82.52% 90.42% 74.64%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 8 3 5
Illiterate 686 252 434

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Balkur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balkur village out of total population, 1,200 were engaged in work activities. 79.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,200 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 161 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 956 733 223
Cultivators 78 71 7
Agriculture Labourer 161 137 24
Household Industries 27 27 0
Other Workers 690 498 192
Marginal Workers 244 177 67
Non Working 1,558 475 1,083

Nearby Villages to Balkur,

Below are the list of villages near Balkur village in Honavar.

Village Population
Melin-Idgunji 1,648
Heggar 191
Kelgin-Idgunji 1,509
Kelgin-Mannige 48
Gunavante 2,628
Talgod 1,194
Malkod 543
Manki 19,064
Hosapatna 2,529
Gudemakki 138

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