Poshana Population, Caste, Working Data Kullu, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Poshana is a village situated in Nermand tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 868 families residing in the village Poshana. The total population of Poshana is 3,630 out of which 1,848 are males and 1,782 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poshana is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poshana village is 371 which is 10% of the total population. There are 190 male children and 181 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poshana is 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Poshana village.

Population
3,630
Families
868
Literacy
83.31%
Sex Ratio
964

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poshana is 83.3%. Thus Poshana village has higher literacy rate compared to 70.3% of Kullu district. The male literacy rate is 90.47% and the female literacy rate is 75.89% in Poshana village.

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

Poshana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 371 190 181
Literacy 83.31% 90.47% 75.89%
Scheduled Caste 1,517 763 754
Scheduled Tribe 34 14 20
Illiterate 915 348 567

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Poshana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poshana village out of total population, 1,683 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,683 workers engaged in Main Work, 606 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,314 858 456
Cultivators 606 263 343
Agriculture Labourer 14 10 4
Household Industries 6 2 4
Other Workers 688 583 105
Marginal Workers 369 170 199
Non Working 1,947 820 1,127

Nearby Villages to Poshana,

Below are the list of villages near Poshana village in Nermand.

Village Population
Nishani 1,089
Kasholi 1,078
Tawar 1,498
Thachwa 1,534
Bael 696
Tunan 4,762
Nermand 6,593
Gadej 877
Shilhi-Himri 1,306
Lote 3,193

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