Balua Population, Caste, Working Data Buxar, Bihar - Census 2011

Balua is a village situated in Barhampur block of Buxar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 523 families residing in the village Balua. The total population of Balua is 3,193 out of which 1,579 are males and 1,614 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balua is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balua village is 642 which is 20% of the total population. There are 330 male children and 312 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balua is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,022) of Balua village.

Population
3,193
Families
523
Literacy
59.74%
Sex Ratio
1,022

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balua is 59.7%. Thus Balua village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Buxar district. The male literacy rate is 76.06% and the female literacy rate is 44.09% in Balua village.

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

Balua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 642 330 312
Literacy 59.74% 76.06% 44.09%
Scheduled Caste 638 333 305
Scheduled Tribe 172 90 82
Illiterate 1,669 629 1,040

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Balua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balua village out of total population, 889 were engaged in work activities. 54.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 889 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 311 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 482 464 18
Cultivators 121 117 4
Agriculture Labourer 311 303 8
Household Industries 11 9 2
Other Workers 39 35 4
Marginal Workers 407 197 210
Non Working 2,304 918 1,386

Nearby Villages to Balua,

Below are the list of villages near Balua village in Barhampur.

Village Population
Nandpur 559
Chaube Chak 785
Gayghat 8,633
Bairia 4,007
Jogia 3,322
Panrepur 1,866
Bojhwalia 1,823
Udhaura 4,101
Garhatha Kalan 1,503
Parnahi 369

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