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Balso Population - Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir

Balso is a medium size village located in Kulgam Tehsil of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 151 families residing. The Balso village has population of 817 of which 429 are males while 388 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balso village population of children with age 0-6 is 107 which makes up 13.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balso village is 904 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Balso as per census is 646, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Balso village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Balso village was 62.54 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Balso Male literacy stands at 75.27 % while female literacy rate was 49.13 %.

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

Balso Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 151 - -
Population 817 429 388
Child (0-6) 107 65 42
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.54 % 75.27 % 49.13 %
Total Workers 276 202 74
Main Worker 225 - -
Marginal Worker 51 3 48

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Balso village of Kulgam district.

Work Profile

In Balso village out of total population, 276 were engaged in work activities. 81.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 276 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.