Bal, Zira

Village in Punjab, India

31°03′02″N 75°04′38″E / 31.05050745°N 75.07730484°E / 31.05050745; 75.07730484CountryIndiaStatePunjabDistrictFirozpurTehsilZiraElevation

211 m (692 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total492Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)2011 census code34224

Bal is a village in Firozpur district, Punjab, India. It is located in the Zira tehsil.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Bal has 103 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 68.7%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]
	Total	Male	Female
Population	492	252	240
Children aged below 6 years	32	16	16
Scheduled caste	79	43	36
Scheduled tribe	0	0	0
Literates	316	169	147
Workers (all)	163	153	10
Main workers (total)	139	134	5
Main workers: Cultivators	121	120	1
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	9	7	2
Main workers: Household industry workers	0	0	0
Main workers: Other	9	7	2
Marginal workers (total)	24	19	5
Marginal workers: Cultivators	2	2	0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	16	12	4
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	1	0	1
Marginal workers: Others	5	5	0
Non-workers	329	99	230

References

^ "Punjab village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "District Census Handbook – Firozpur (incl. Fazilka)". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.