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

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Balasaur

Balasaur is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,825 people in 910 households**, the 5th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 3,825people (2011)
- 910households
- 92.3%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balasaur

Of every 100 households in Balasaur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balasaur · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**39%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****92%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****1%**

**12%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Balasaur?

■ Balasaur · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****757**

**873

Working population ****21.6%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 88.2% for women. 37% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 60 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 680 (82%) · **■** Marginal 45 (5%)

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

- Sona Nadi Range7,168 people
- Shivpur4,889 people
- Sitabpur4,636 people
- Shibbu Nagar3,949 people
- Padampur3,459 people
- Balbhadrapur2,843 people
- Jhandi Chor Purwi2,753 people
- Nimu Chor2,499 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balasaur?3,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balasaur in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balasaur?92.3% (Census 2011)