# Balkhera Village, Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sitarganj, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Balkhera

Balkhera is a village in Sitarganj sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,170 people in 218 households**, the 51st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 1,170people (2011)
- 218households
- 77.8%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balkhera

Of every 100 households in Balkhera in 2011, 78 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balkhera · ■ Sitarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**56%

Tap water ****62%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**80%

Use banking services ****54%**

**72%

Television ****45%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balkhera?

■ Balkhera · ■ Sitarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**919

Working population ****46.5%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 69.5% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 278 (51%)

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 Sitarganj

- Bharauni1,233 people
- Kaithulia1,188 people
- Khamariya1,187 people
- Khairana1,181 people
- Turka Tisor1,156 people
- Bawanpuri1,143 people
- Bereya1,119 people
- Nakatpura1,112 people

[All 129 villages in Sitarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/sitarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balkhera?1,170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkhera in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Sitarganj sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balkhera?77.8% (Census 2011)