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Gurah Balu Population - Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir

Gurah Balu is a medium size village located in Hiranagar Tehsil of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 49 families residing. The Gurah Balu village has population of 254 of which 143 are males while 111 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gurah Balu village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 7.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gurah Balu village is 776 which is lower than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Gurah Balu as per census is 267, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Gurah Balu village has higher literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Gurah Balu village was 91.91 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Gurah Balu Male literacy stands at 96.88 % while female literacy rate was 85.98 %.

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

Gurah Balu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 49 - -
Population 254 143 111
Child (0-6) 19 15 4
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 91.91 % 96.88 % 85.98 %
Total Workers 53 50 3
Main Worker 37 - -
Marginal Worker 16 16 0

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Gurah Balu village of Kathua district.

Work Profile

In Gurah Balu village out of total population, 53 were engaged in work activities. 69.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.