Balsua Population, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Balsua is a village situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 390 families residing in the village Balsua. The total population of Balsua is 1,900 out of which 993 are males and 907 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balsua is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balsua village is 167 which is 9% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balsua is 1,169 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (913) of Balsua village.

Population
1,900
Families
390
Literacy
88%
Sex Ratio
913

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balsua is 88%. Thus Balsua village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.1% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 91.81% and the female literacy rate is 83.72% in Balsua village.

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

Balsua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 167 77 90
Literacy 88% 91.81% 83.72%
Scheduled Caste 233 125 108
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 375 152 223

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balsua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balsua village out of total population, 505 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 505 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 339 321 18
Cultivators 24 24 0
Agriculture Labourer 6 6 0
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 301 283 18
Marginal Workers 166 156 10
Non Working 1,395 516 879

Nearby Villages to Balsua,

Below are the list of villages near Balsua village in Pathankot.

Village Population
Pathan Chak 904
Phangarian 677
Kotli Mughlan 2,336
Sokalgarh 1,409
Gobindsar 1,660
Samrala 793
Targarh 1,245
Simbli 613
Bhoa 4,262
Kataru Chak 1,875

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