Balachaur is a Municipal Council city in district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Balachaur city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Balachaur Municipal Council has population of 21,631 of which 11,180 are males while 10,451 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2405 which is 11.12 % of total population of Balachaur (M Cl). In Balachaur Municipal Council, Female Sex Ratio is of 935 against state average of 895. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Balachaur is around 803 compared to Punjab state average of 846. Literacy rate of Balachaur city is 80.91 % higher than state average of 75.84 %. In Balachaur, Male literacy is around 85.63 % while female literacy rate is 75.95 %.
Balachaur Municipal Council has total administration over 4,471 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Balachaur 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Balachaur Municipal Council in 2024 is approximately
30,500.
The schedule census of 2021 for Balachaur city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Balachaur city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Balachaur town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Balachaur Caste Factor
Balachaur (M Cl) of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar has substantial population of Schedule Caste.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.75 % of total population in Balachaur (M Cl).
The (M Cl) Balachaur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Balachaur Work Profile
Out of total population, 6,548 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 5,731 were males while 817 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 6548 working population, 95.19 % were engaged in Main Work while 4.81 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.