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Balho Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Balho is a medium size village located in Giridih Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 97 families residing. The Balho village has population of 494 of which 255 are males while 239 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balho village population of children with age 0-6 is 128 which makes up 25.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balho village is 937 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Balho as per census is 882, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Balho village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Balho village was 63.39 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Balho Male literacy stands at 74.87 % while female literacy rate was 51.40 %.

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

Balho Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 97 - -
Population 494 255 239
Child (0-6) 128 68 60
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 199 111 88
Literacy 63.39 % 74.87 % 51.40 %
Total Workers 241 128 113
Main Worker 136 - -
Marginal Worker 105 52 53

Caste Factor

In Balho village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 40.28 % of total population in Balho village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Balho village of Giridih.

Work Profile

In Balho village out of total population, 241 were engaged in work activities. 56.43 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.57 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 241 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourer.