Pokharan Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Pokharan is a village situated in Dahanu taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 165 families residing in the village Pokharan. The total population of Pokharan is 622 out of which 305 are males and 317 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokharan is 1,039.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokharan village is 21 which is 3% of the total population. There are 12 male children and 9 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokharan is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,039) of Pokharan village.

Population
622
Families
165
Literacy
89.02%
Sex Ratio
1,039

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokharan is 89%. Thus Pokharan village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 91.13% and the female literacy rate is 87.01% in Pokharan village.

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

Pokharan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 21 12 9
Literacy 89.02% 91.13% 87.01%
Scheduled Caste 66 34 32
Scheduled Tribe 28 13 15
Illiterate 87 38 49

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Pokharan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokharan village out of total population, 291 were engaged in work activities. 72.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 291 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 211 141 70
Cultivators 122 91 31
Agriculture Labourer 18 10 8
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 69 39 30
Marginal Workers 80 38 42
Non Working 331 126 205

Nearby Villages to Pokharan,

Below are the list of villages near Pokharan village in Dahanu.

Village Population
Dhumket 2,097
Gungavada 1,328
Tadiyale 1,062
Bade Pokharan 1,686
Dhakti Dahanu 4,903
Chandigaon 1,293
Peth 734
Ambistewadi 1,310
Dhamatane 1,331
Vandhavan 1,278

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