# Bhalaswa Gaj Village, Roorkee, Hardwar (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Roorkee, Hardwar 

# Bhalaswa Gaj

Bhalaswa Gaj is a village in Roorkee sub-district of Hardwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,326 people in 543 households**, the 70th largest of 266 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 3,326people (2011)
- 543households
- 77.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalaswa Gaj

Of every 100 households in Bhalaswa Gaj in 2011, 86 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bhalaswa Gaj · ■ Roorkee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**48%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**86%

Use banking services ****95%**

**64%

Television ****74%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**26%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Bhalaswa Gaj?

■ Bhalaswa Gaj · ■ Roorkee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**879

Working population ****26.2%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 66.1% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 311 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (39%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 130 (15%) · **■** Marginal 88 (10%)

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 Roorkee

- Kurdi3,388 people
- Mohammadpur Jat3,360 people
- Boodpur Jat3,356 people
- Mukarrabpur3,338 people
- Harjauli Jat3,325 people
- Ibrahimpurdeh3,123 people
- Fatehullapur Telpura3,114 people
- Mahmoodpur3,114 people

[All 309 villages in Roorkee](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/hardwar/roorkee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalaswa Gaj?3,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalaswa Gaj in?Hardwar district (Roorkee sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalaswa Gaj?77.3% (Census 2011)