# Balan Village, Tharali, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Balan

Balan is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **732 people in 137 households**, the 21st largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 732people (2011)
- 137households
- 82.3%literacy
- 1,103females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balan

Of every 100 households in Balan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balan · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**52%

Tap water ****8%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**80%

Use banking services ****96%**

**88%

Television ****11%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****77%**

**25%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Balan?

■ Balan · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030**

**863

Working population ****50.5%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 72.5% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (16%) · **■** Marginal 51 (14%)

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 Tharali

- Simli864 people
- Kurad859 people
- Partha Chak Kuni795 people
- Purna741 people
- Beradhar713 people
- Ghes702 people
- Sankot694 people
- Bhenta671 people

[All 325 villages in Tharali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/tharali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balan?732 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balan in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balan?82.3% (Census 2011)