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Balog Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Balog is a medium size village located in Junga Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 60 families residing. The Balog village has population of 285 of which 150 are males while 135 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balog village population of children with age 0-6 is 34 which makes up 11.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balog village is 900 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Balog as per census is 1125, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Balog village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Balog village was 79.68 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Balog Male literacy stands at 86.57 % while female literacy rate was 71.79 %.

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

Balog Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 60 - -
Population 285 150 135
Child (0-6) 34 16 18
Schedule Caste 137 70 67
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.68 % 86.57 % 71.79 %
Total Workers 183 101 82
Main Worker 182 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

In Balog village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.07 % of total population in Balog village. The village Balog currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Balog village out of total population, 183 were engaged in work activities. 99.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 183 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.