Pochheena Population, Caste, Working Data Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Pochheena is a village situated in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 174 families residing in the village Pochheena. The total population of Pochheena is 816 out of which 494 are males and 322 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pochheena is 652.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pochheena village is 123 which is 15% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 45 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pochheena is 577 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (652) of Pochheena village.

Population
816
Families
174
Literacy
60.61%
Sex Ratio
652

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pochheena is 60.6%. Thus Pochheena village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Jaisalmer district. The male literacy rate is 75.96% and the female literacy rate is 37.55% in Pochheena village.

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

Pochheena Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 123 78 45
Literacy 60.61% 75.96% 37.55%
Scheduled Caste 65 33 32
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 396 178 218

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Pochheena village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pochheena village out of total population, 370 were engaged in work activities. 50.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 370 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 187 178 9
Cultivators 119 115 4
Agriculture Labourer 1 0 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 66 62 4
Marginal Workers 183 71 112
Non Working 446 245 201

Nearby Villages to Pochheena,

Below are the list of villages near Pochheena village in Jaisalmer.

Village Population
Karda 556
Mithrau Khara 261
Gunjangarh 375
Kerla 330
Loonar 1,107
Myajlar 2,821
Lambapar 175
Veer Singh Ki Dhani 171
Ukralapar 74
Kesr Singh Ka Tala 256

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