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Balsun Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Balsun is a medium size village located in Dera Gopipur Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 57 families residing. The Balsun village has population of 223 of which 115 are males while 108 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balsun village population of children with age 0-6 is 20 which makes up 8.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balsun village is 939 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Balsun as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Balsun village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Balsun village was 89.16 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Balsun Male literacy stands at 92.23 % while female literacy rate was 86.00 %.

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

Balsun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 57 - -
Population 223 115 108
Child (0-6) 20 12 8
Schedule Caste 52 28 24
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 89.16 % 92.23 % 86.00 %
Total Workers 180 88 92
Main Worker 67 - -
Marginal Worker 113 30 83

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.32 % of total population in Balsun village. The village Balsun currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Balsun village out of total population, 180 were engaged in work activities. 37.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 180 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.