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Balghar Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Balghar is a small village located in Jaswan Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 35 families residing. The Balghar village has population of 159 of which 74 are males while 85 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balghar village population of children with age 0-6 is 21 which makes up 13.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balghar village is 1149 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Balghar as per census is 1625, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Balghar village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Balghar village was 87.68 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Balghar Male literacy stands at 93.94 % while female literacy rate was 81.94 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Balghar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Balghar village.

Balghar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 35 - -
Population 159 74 85
Child (0-6) 21 8 13
Schedule Caste 27 17 10
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.68 % 93.94 % 81.94 %
Total Workers 136 65 71
Main Worker 55 - -
Marginal Worker 81 30 51

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.98 % of total population in Balghar village. The village Balghar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Balghar village out of total population, 136 were engaged in work activities. 40.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 136 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.