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Balag Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Balag is a medium size village located in Theog Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 58 families residing. The Balag village has population of 281 of which 138 are males while 143 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balag village population of children with age 0-6 is 25 which makes up 8.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balag village is 1036 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Balag as per census is 786, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Balag village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Balag village was 86.72 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Balag Male literacy stands at 95.97 % while female literacy rate was 78.03 %.

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

Balag Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 58 - -
Population 281 138 143
Child (0-6) 25 14 11
Schedule Caste 31 15 16
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.72 % 95.97 % 78.03 %
Total Workers 88 78 10
Main Worker 36 - -
Marginal Worker 52 52 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.03 % of total population in Balag village. The village Balag currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Balag village out of total population, 88 were engaged in work activities. 40.91 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.09 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.