Pastia Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Pastia is a village situated in Azamnagar block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 498 families residing in the village Pastia. The total population of Pastia is 2,213 out of which 1,171 are males and 1,042 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pastia is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pastia village is 454 which is 21% of the total population. There are 238 male children and 216 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pastia is 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Pastia village.

Population
2,213
Families
498
Literacy
51.28%
Sex Ratio
890

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pastia is 51.3%. Thus Pastia village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 60.45% and the female literacy rate is 40.92% in Pastia village.

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

Pastia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 454 238 216
Literacy 51.28% 60.45% 40.92%
Scheduled Caste 68 36 32
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,311 607 704

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pastia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pastia village out of total population, 808 were engaged in work activities. 98.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 808 workers engaged in Main Work, 163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 614 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 795 596 199
Cultivators 163 153 10
Agriculture Labourer 614 430 184
Other Workers 18 13 5
Marginal Workers 13 9 4
Non Working 1,405 566 839

Nearby Villages to Pastia,

Below are the list of villages near Pastia village in Azamnagar.

Village Population
Phulbari 652
Chakdha 539
Baghaura 2,403
Mahabbatpur 28
Santola 278
Jahikagachh 1,422
Barimatpur 396
Ratania Khurd Khas 1,230
Gorkola 273
Ratania Khurd 984

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