Pantoka Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Pantoka is a village situated in Raxaul block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 658 families residing in the village Pantoka. The total population of Pantoka is 4,421 out of which 2,363 are males and 2,058 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pantoka is 871.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pantoka village is 865 which is 20% of the total population. There are 468 male children and 397 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pantoka is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (871) of Pantoka village.

Population
4,421
Families
658
Literacy
42.58%
Sex Ratio
871

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pantoka is 42.6%. Thus Pantoka village has lower literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 51.61% and the female literacy rate is 32.27% in Pantoka village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pantoka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pantoka Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pantoka village.

Total Male Female
Children 865 468 397
Literacy 42.58% 51.61% 32.27%
Scheduled Caste 646 351 295
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 2,907 1,385 1,522

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pantoka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pantoka village out of total population, 1,392 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,392 workers engaged in Main Work, 205 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 707 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,278 1,026 252
Cultivators 205 143 62
Agriculture Labourer 707 544 163
Household Industries 29 27 2
Other Workers 337 312 25
Marginal Workers 114 46 68
Non Working 3,029 1,291 1,738

Nearby Villages to Pantoka,

Below are the list of villages near Pantoka village in Raxaul.

Village Population
Haraiya 1,916
Dhangarhwa 1,983
Sihpur 2,216
Kaurihar 9,703
Ekderwa 2,061
JakiYari 4,918
Bairiya Birt 2,736
Chikni 2,877
Bharatmahi 3,561
Chanduli 929

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