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Balau Population - Barmer, Rajasthan

Balau is a medium size village located in Barmer Tehsil of Barmer district, Rajasthan with total 208 families residing. The Balau village has population of 1225 of which 671 are males while 554 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balau village population of children with age 0-6 is 276 which makes up 22.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balau village is 826 which is lower than Rajasthan state average of 928. Child Sex Ratio for the Balau as per census is 816, lower than Rajasthan average of 888.

Balau village has lower literacy rate compared to Rajasthan. In 2011, literacy rate of Balau village was 56.06 % compared to 66.11 % of Rajasthan. In Balau Male literacy stands at 70.33 % while female literacy rate was 38.84 %.

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

Balau Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 208 - -
Population 1,225 671 554
Child (0-6) 276 152 124
Schedule Caste 195 111 84
Schedule Tribe 27 18 9
Literacy 56.06 % 70.33 % 38.84 %
Total Workers 602 327 275
Main Worker 595 - -
Marginal Worker 7 3 4

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.92 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.20 % of total population in Balau village.

Work Profile

In Balau village out of total population, 602 were engaged in work activities. 98.84 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.16 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 602 workers engaged in Main Work, 556 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.