Pokharia Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Pokharia is a village situated in Purnia East block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 778 families residing in the village Pokharia. The total population of Pokharia is 4,291 out of which 2,241 are males and 2,050 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokharia is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokharia village is 931 which is 22% of the total population. There are 467 male children and 464 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokharia is 994 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Pokharia village.

Population
4,291
Families
778
Literacy
49.61%
Sex Ratio
915

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokharia is 49.6%. Thus Pokharia village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 56.26% and the female literacy rate is 42.18% in Pokharia village.

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

Pokharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 931 467 464
Literacy 49.61% 56.26% 42.18%
Scheduled Caste 38 14 24
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,624 1,243 1,381

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pokharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokharia village out of total population, 1,128 were engaged in work activities. 55.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,128 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 408 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 630 583 47
Cultivators 133 124 9
Agriculture Labourer 408 382 26
Household Industries 16 15 1
Other Workers 73 62 11
Marginal Workers 498 427 71
Non Working 3,163 1,231 1,932

Nearby Villages to Pokharia,

Below are the list of villages near Pokharia village in Purnia East.

Village Population
Barsauni 166
Birpur 4,198
Mohankunda 1,656
Ranipatra 1,757
Kathua 5,075
Hansadah 904
Chandi 14,004
Barsauni 1,995
Lalganj 11,045
Dagarua 1,080

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