Pojhian Population, Caste, Working Data Sheohar, Bihar - Census 2011

Pojhian is a village situated in Tariani Chowk block of Sheohar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 660 families residing in the village Pojhian. The total population of Pojhian is 3,025 out of which 1,644 are males and 1,381 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pojhian is 840.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pojhian village is 536 which is 18% of the total population. There are 277 male children and 259 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pojhian is 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (840) of Pojhian village.

Population
3,025
Families
660
Literacy
64.68%
Sex Ratio
840

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pojhian is 64.7%. Thus Pojhian village has higher literacy rate compared to 43.2% of Sheohar district. The male literacy rate is 73.08% and the female literacy rate is 54.46% in Pojhian village.

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

Pojhian Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 536 277 259
Literacy 64.68% 73.08% 54.46%
Scheduled Caste 282 146 136
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,415 645 770

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pojhian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pojhian village out of total population, 1,055 were engaged in work activities. 71% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,055 workers engaged in Main Work, 221 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 495 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 749 622 127
Cultivators 221 199 22
Agriculture Labourer 495 400 95
Household Industries 13 8 5
Other Workers 20 15 5
Marginal Workers 306 266 40
Non Working 1,970 756 1,214

Nearby Villages to Pojhian,

Below are the list of villages near Pojhian village in Tariani Chowk.

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