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Balua Population - Godda, Jharkhand

Balua is a medium size village located in Poreyahat Block of Godda district, Jharkhand with total 96 families residing. The Balua village has population of 492 of which 252 are males while 240 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balua village population of children with age 0-6 is 74 which makes up 15.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balua village is 952 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Balua as per census is 947, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Balua village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Balua village was 38.04 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Balua Male literacy stands at 48.13 % while female literacy rate was 27.45 %.

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

Balua Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 96 - -
Population 492 252 240
Child (0-6) 74 38 36
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 492 252 240
Literacy 38.04 % 48.13 % 27.45 %
Total Workers 270 136 134
Main Worker 244 - -
Marginal Worker 26 6 20

Caste Factor

In Balua village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Balua village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Balua village of Godda.

Work Profile

In Balua village out of total population, 270 were engaged in work activities. 90.37 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.63 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 270 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 216 were Agricultural labourer.