# Balota Village, Someshwar, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Someshwar, Almora 

# Balota

Balota is a village in Someshwar sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 23 households**, the 108th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 98people (2011)
- 23households
- 72.8%literacy
- 1,579females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balota

Of every 100 households in Balota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balota · ■ Someshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****83%**

**85%

Television ****35%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balota?

■ Balota · ■ Someshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1579**

**1212

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2400**

**928

Working population ****46.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 66.7% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (98%)

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 Someshwar

- Golane113 people
- Kakarai112 people
- Bharar Gaon105 people
- Panth Gaon105 people
- Khakoli97 people
- Nagoriya95 people
- Walsa Talla94 people
- Barseela91 people

[All 150 villages in Someshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/someshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balota?98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balota in?Almora district (Someshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balota?72.8% (Census 2011)