Balur Population, Caste, Working Data Chikmagalur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Balur is a village situated in Mudigere taluka of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 433 families residing in the village Balur. The total population of Balur is 1,737 out of which 868 are males and 869 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balur is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balur village is 134 which is 8% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balur is 1,094 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,001) of Balur village.

Population
1,737
Families
433
Literacy
72.43%
Sex Ratio
1,001

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balur is 72.4%. Thus Balur village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.9% of Chikmagalur district. The male literacy rate is 79.73% and the female literacy rate is 65.08% in Balur village.

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

Balur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 134 64 70
Literacy 72.43% 79.73% 65.08%
Scheduled Caste 587 294 293
Scheduled Tribe 103 44 59
Illiterate 576 227 349

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.9% of total population in Balur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balur village out of total population, 993 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 993 workers engaged in Main Work, 67 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 94 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 887 535 352
Cultivators 67 54 13
Agriculture Labourer 94 57 37
Household Industries 12 8 4
Other Workers 714 416 298
Marginal Workers 106 52 54
Non Working 744 281 463

Nearby Villages to Balur,

Below are the list of villages near Balur village in Mudigere.

Village Population
Alekhan Estate 45
Attigere 538
Niduvale 1,506
Banakal 3,231
Markal 525
Heggodlu 678
Javali 1,694
Darshana 92
Balur Estate 303
Kundur 1,826

Reference