Pokhra Wan Population, Caste, Working Data Lakhisarai, Bihar - Census 2011

Pokhra Wan is a village situated in Surajgarha block of Lakhisarai district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 523 families residing in the village Pokhra Wan. The total population of Pokhra Wan is 3,289 out of which 1,744 are males and 1,545 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokhra Wan is 886.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokhra Wan village is 569 which is 17% of the total population. There are 306 male children and 263 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokhra Wan is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886) of Pokhra Wan village.

Population
3,289
Families
523
Literacy
73.53%
Sex Ratio
886

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokhra Wan is 73.5%. Thus Pokhra Wan village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.7% of Lakhisarai district. The male literacy rate is 81.85% and the female literacy rate is 64.2% in Pokhra Wan village.

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

Pokhra Wan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 569 306 263
Literacy 73.53% 81.85% 64.2%
Scheduled Caste 17 10 7
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,289 567 722

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pokhra Wan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokhra Wan village out of total population, 1,113 were engaged in work activities. 39.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,113 workers engaged in Main Work, 265 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 444 407 37
Cultivators 265 256 9
Agriculture Labourer 77 70 7
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 100 79 21
Marginal Workers 669 492 177
Non Working 2,176 845 1,331

Nearby Villages to Pokhra Wan,

Below are the list of villages near Pokhra Wan village in Surajgarha.

Village Population
Arma 11,604
Mustafapur 1,552
Aima Mustafapur 281
Bar 987
Chak Salempur 352
Bikrampur 3,481
Salempur 12,893
Toralpur 2,006
Chak Salempur 332
Toralpur 4,041

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