# Balwa Village, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Shamli, Muzaffarnagar 

# Balwa

Balwa is a village in Shamli sub-district of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **7,922 people in 1,255 households**, the 15th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 7,922people (2011)
- 1,255households
- 68.5%literacy
- 823females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balwa

Of every 100 households in Balwa in 2011, 75 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balwa · ■ Shamli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**42%

Tap water ****7%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****73%**

**68%

Television ****38%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balwa?

■ Balwa · ■ Shamli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****823**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**836

Working population ****29.1%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,149 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (15%) · **■** Household industry 97 (4%) · **■** Other work 502 (22%) · **■** Marginal 216 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shamli

- Kairi9,054 people
- Garhi Abdullakhan8,942 people
- Thana Bhawan8,738 people
- Sonta Rasoolpur8,134 people
- Bhainswala7,376 people
- Jasala7,346 people
- Nojal Njali7,294 people
- Butrada7,152 people

[All 135 villages in Shamli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/muzaffarnagar/shamli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balwa?7,922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwa in?Muzaffarnagar district (Shamli sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balwa?68.5% (Census 2011)