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

Balwa is a village situated in Supaul block of Supaul district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 328 families residing in the village Balwa. The total population of Balwa is 1,662 out of which 896 are males and 766 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balwa is 855.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balwa village is 292 which is 18% of the total population. There are 170 male children and 122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balwa is 718 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (855) of Balwa village.

Population
1,662
Families
328
Literacy
52.34%
Sex Ratio
855

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balwa is 52.3%. Thus Balwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.4% of Supaul district. The male literacy rate is 65.01% and the female literacy rate is 38.04% 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 292 170 122
Literacy 52.34% 65.01% 38.04%
Scheduled Caste 76 40 36
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 945 424 521

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% 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, 793 were engaged in work activities. 36.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 793 workers engaged in Main Work, 258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 286 245 41
Cultivators 258 224 34
Agriculture Labourer 19 15 4
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 8 5 3
Marginal Workers 507 163 344
Non Working 869 488 381

Nearby Villages to Balwa,

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

Village Population
Kanpatti 295
Narahia 1,326
Fakirana 508
Pipra Khurd 3,292
Dumaria 1,065
Dumaria 3,862
Magurar 1,587
Chhapkahi 873
Ghuran 2,245
Baspiti 10,686

Reference