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Bala Population - Hoshiarpur, Punjab

Bala is a large village located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 709 families residing. The Bala village has population of 3697 of which 1919 are males while 1778 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bala village population of children with age 0-6 is 396 which makes up 10.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bala village is 927 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Bala as per census is 776, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Bala village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Bala village was 79.01 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Bala Male literacy stands at 82.61 % while female literacy rate was 75.20 %.

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

Bala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 709 - -
Population 3,697 1,919 1,778
Child (0-6) 396 223 173
Schedule Caste 1,206 621 585
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.01 % 82.61 % 75.20 %
Total Workers 1,092 1,005 87
Main Worker 933 - -
Marginal Worker 159 120 39

Caste Factor

Bala village of Hoshiarpur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.62 % of total population in Bala village. The village Bala currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bala village out of total population, 1092 were engaged in work activities. 85.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1092 workers engaged in Main Work, 343 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 418 were Agricultural labourer.