# Balaganj Village, Kotdwara, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Balaganj

Balaganj is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 73 households**, the 76th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 316people (2011)
- 73households
- 86.1%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balaganj

Of every 100 households in Balaganj in 2011, 92 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balaganj · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**39%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****77%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

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

**12%

Own their home ****85%**

**80%

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 Balaganj?

■ Balaganj · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593**

**873

Working population ****33.9%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.1% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 49 (46%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

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 Kotdwara

- Kanda336 people
- Muni Sankari/Muni Ankri/ Muni Pujari334 people
- Saund321 people
- Goom319 people
- Birmoli315 people
- Sona Nadi Range314 people
- Toli308 people
- Bareth303 people

[All 315 villages in Kotdwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/kotdwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balaganj?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaganj in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balaganj?86.1% (Census 2011)