Balwa Population, Caste, Working Data Madhubani, Bihar - Census 2011

Balwa is a village situated in Madhwapur block of Madhubani district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 883 families residing in the village Balwa. The total population of Balwa is 4,521 out of which 2,339 are males and 2,182 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balwa is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balwa village is 922 which is 20% of the total population. There are 499 male children and 423 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balwa is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Balwa village.

Population
4,521
Families
883
Literacy
45.46%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balwa is 45.5%. Thus Balwa village has lower literacy rate compared to 48% of Madhubani district. The male literacy rate is 60% and the female literacy rate is 30.24% in Balwa village.

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

Balwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 922 499 423
Literacy 45.46% 60% 30.24%
Scheduled Caste 723 401 322
Scheduled Tribe 3 2 1
Illiterate 2,885 1,235 1,650

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Balwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balwa village out of total population, 1,818 were engaged in work activities. 70.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,818 workers engaged in Main Work, 166 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,025 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,279 1,001 278
Cultivators 166 122 44
Agriculture Labourer 1,025 807 218
Household Industries 20 20 0
Other Workers 68 52 16
Marginal Workers 539 64 475
Non Working 2,703 1,274 1,429

Nearby Villages to Balwa,

Below are the list of villages near Balwa village in Madhwapur.

Village Population
Aura 1,348
Madhu Dih 291
Hanuman Nagar 2,111
Bairwa 4,397
Durgapatti 1,913
Mukhiapatti 6,190
Basuki Bihari 14,385
Sahar 14,368
Ram Nagar Kajra 1,020
Baswaria 2,897

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