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Balah Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Balah is a small village located in Jaisinghpur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 37 families residing. The Balah village has population of 145 of which 66 are males while 79 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balah village population of children with age 0-6 is 13 which makes up 8.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balah village is 1197 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Balah as per census is 857, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Balah village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Balah village was 75.00 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Balah Male literacy stands at 89.83 % while female literacy rate was 63.01 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Balah 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 Balah village.

Balah Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 37 - -
Population 145 66 79
Child (0-6) 13 7 6
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 43 23 20
Literacy 75.00 % 89.83 % 63.01 %
Total Workers 61 29 32
Main Worker 39 - -
Marginal Worker 22 3 19

Caste Factor

Balah village of Kangra has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 29.66 % of total population in Balah village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Balah village of Kangra.

Work Profile

In Balah village out of total population, 61 were engaged in work activities. 63.93 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.07 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.