Poonkhar Population, Caste, Working Data Alwar, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Poonkhar is a village situated in Alwar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 574 families residing in the village Poonkhar. The total population of Poonkhar is 3,427 out of which 1,771 are males and 1,656 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poonkhar is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poonkhar village is 555 which is 16% of the total population. There are 273 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poonkhar is 1,033 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Poonkhar village.

Population
3,427
Families
574
Literacy
65.46%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poonkhar is 65.5%. Thus Poonkhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.4% of Alwar district. The male literacy rate is 80.84% and the female literacy rate is 48.69% in Poonkhar village.

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

Poonkhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 555 273 282
Literacy 65.46% 80.84% 48.69%
Scheduled Caste 392 200 192
Scheduled Tribe 1,057 550 507
Illiterate 1,547 560 987

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.8% of total population in Poonkhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poonkhar village out of total population, 1,595 were engaged in work activities. 73.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,595 workers engaged in Main Work, 923 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,179 684 495
Cultivators 923 464 459
Agriculture Labourer 52 40 12
Household Industries 31 23 8
Other Workers 173 157 16
Marginal Workers 416 163 253
Non Working 1,832 924 908

Nearby Villages to Poonkhar,

Below are the list of villages near Poonkhar village in Alwar.

Village Population
Bhadoli 1,575
Ahirbas 1,258
Baleta 6,242
Achalpuri 979
Bhandodi 2,821
Kherli Pichnot 3,358
Khareda 3,573
Mala Khera 11,529
Beejawar 7,109
Sumel 2,345

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