Pokharpur Population, Caste, Working Data Nalanda, Bihar - Census 2011

Pokharpur is a village situated in Giriak block of Nalanda district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,105 families residing in the village Pokharpur. The total population of Pokharpur is 6,706 out of which 3,488 are males and 3,218 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokharpur is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokharpur village is 1064 which is 16% of the total population. There are 559 male children and 505 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokharpur is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Pokharpur village.

Population
6,706
Families
1,105
Literacy
69.25%
Sex Ratio
923

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokharpur is 69.2%. Thus Pokharpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Nalanda district. The male literacy rate is 79.17% and the female literacy rate is 58.53% in Pokharpur village.

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

Pokharpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,064 559 505
Literacy 69.25% 79.17% 58.53%
Scheduled Caste 1,608 832 776
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,799 1,169 1,630

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pokharpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokharpur village out of total population, 2,356 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,356 workers engaged in Main Work, 682 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 782 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,169 1,597 572
Cultivators 682 497 185
Agriculture Labourer 782 485 297
Household Industries 135 105 30
Other Workers 570 510 60
Marginal Workers 187 43 144
Non Working 4,350 1,848 2,502

Nearby Villages to Pokharpur,

Below are the list of villages near Pokharpur village in Giriak.

Village Population
Chorsua 5,485
Puri 3,190
Bakra 3,851
Durgapur 3,242
Ghosrawan 8,736
Dasrathpur 3,345
Sakuchi 1,312
Isua 3,791
Gazipur 2,807
Rupaspur 901

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