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Baloke is a village situated in the Barnala district, Punjab, India.[1] As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,303 persons.
Administration and literacy
The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per the constitution of India and the Panchayati raj.[2] The village falls under the Tapa Tehsil and is governed by a tahsildar.[2] The village is about Template:Convert distance from the sub-district headquarters of Tapa Tehsil and about Template:Convert distance from the district headquarters of Barnala.[3] As per the 2011 census, out of a population of 1,303 people, 693 are literate and 610 are illiterate; Baloke's literacy rate is 59.64%, which is lower than the average of 75.84% in the state of Punjab. The male literacy rate stands at 60.48% and the female literacy rate at 58.67%.[1]
Demography
Per the 2011 census, Baloke had 254 houses with a population of 1,303, consisting of 694 males and 609 females.[2] The population of children aged 0–6 was 141, making up 10.82% of the total population of the village.[2] The average sex ratio was 878 out of 1000, which is lower than the state average of 895 out of 1000.[2] The child sex ratio in the village was 905 out of 1000, which is higher than the average of 846 out of 1000 in the state of Punjab.[2] The total Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population in the village was 414 people and all were Scheduled Castes. There are no people of the Scheduled Tribe in the village.[1] The village's total geographical area is about 679.08 hectares.[3]
Notable people
Baloke village is the birthplace of Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian to be drafted into the National Basketball Association in North America.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Baloke village. censusindia.gov.in.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Baloke Population – Barnala, Punjab. census2011.co.in.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Village size. villageinfo.in.
- ↑ Satnam’s journey from Balloke to Dallas. thehindu.com.
- ↑ Draft winds sweep Satnam Singh Bhamara’s dusty village Balloke. The Indian Express.