# Balanu Village, Kalsi, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Kalsi, Dehradun 

# Balanu

Balanu is a village in Kalsi sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **76 people in 8 households**, the 148th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 76people (2011)
- 8households
- 52.4%literacy
- 689females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balanu

Of every 100 households in Balanu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balanu · ■ Kalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**41%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****12%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****62%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Balanu?

■ Balanu · ■ Kalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****689**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**953

Working population ****84.2%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 40.0% for women. 87% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (66%) · **■** Marginal 22 (34%)

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 Kalsi

- Sawara84 people
- Tikau82 people
- Bohari80 people
- Patiyana77 people
- Kuitha75 people
- Khadin74 people
- Dhiroi73 people
- Bhoda66 people

[All 170 villages in Kalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/kalsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balanu?76 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balanu in?Dehradun district (Kalsi sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balanu?52.4% (Census 2011)