# Balam Village, Dhoomakot, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Dhoomakot, Garhwal 

# Balam

Balam is a village in Dhoomakot sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **63 people in 19 households**, the 222nd largest of 331 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 63people (2011)
- 19households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,250females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balam

Of every 100 households in Balam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balam · ■ Dhoomakot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**67%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****56%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Balam?

■ Balam · ■ Dhoomakot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**1221

Working population ****54.0%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 62.9% for women. 43% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 12 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 17 (50%)

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 Dhoomakot

- Sydari Jamin65 people
- Dumlot64 people
- Ranihat64 people
- Amkholi63 people
- Sanduli Talli62 people
- Talkandai62 people
- Langorbongi61 people
- Badiun59 people

[All 349 villages in Dhoomakot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/dhoomakot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balam?63 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balam in?Garhwal district (Dhoomakot sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balam?70.0% (Census 2011)