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Balah Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Balah is a medium size village located in Jawali Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 381 families residing. The Balah village has population of 1608 of which 805 are males while 803 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balah village population of children with age 0-6 is 150 which makes up 9.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balah village is 998 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Balah as per census is 899, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Balah village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Balah village was 92.04 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Balah Male literacy stands at 94.49 % while female literacy rate was 89.62 %.

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 381 - -
Population 1,608 805 803
Child (0-6) 150 79 71
Schedule Caste 201 105 96
Schedule Tribe 112 51 61
Literacy 92.04 % 94.49 % 89.62 %
Total Workers 643 401 242
Main Worker 254 - -
Marginal Worker 389 205 184

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.50 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.97 % of total population in Balah village.

Work Profile

In Balah village out of total population, 643 were engaged in work activities. 39.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 643 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.