Balur Population, Caste, Working Data Vellore, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Balur is a village situated in Gudiyatham taluka of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,412 families residing in the village Balur. The total population of Balur is 6,147 out of which 3,074 are males and 3,073 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balur is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balur village is 677 which is 11% of the total population. There are 359 male children and 318 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balur is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Balur village.

Population
6,147
Families
1,412
Literacy
71.12%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balur is 71.1%. Thus Balur village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 78.08% and the female literacy rate is 64.25% 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 677 359 318
Literacy 71.12% 78.08% 64.25%
Scheduled Caste 2,586 1,279 1,307
Scheduled Tribe 30 14 16
Illiterate 2,257 954 1,303

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Balur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balur village out of total population, 2,812 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,812 workers engaged in Main Work, 228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 493 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,185 1,427 758
Cultivators 228 201 27
Agriculture Labourer 493 274 219
Household Industries 43 25 18
Other Workers 1,421 927 494
Marginal Workers 627 351 276
Non Working 3,335 1,296 2,039

Nearby Villages to Balur,

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

Village Population
Vasanampalli 505
Machampattu 2,294
Karkur 1,427
Melkothakuppam 1,975
Kothamarikuppam 439
Rajakkal 3,419
Pangarishikuppam 1,206
Reddimankuppam 2,644
Sembedu 1,801
Chokkarishikuppam 2,410

Reference