Poshina Population, Caste, Working Data Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Poshina is a village situated in Khedbrahma taluka of Sabarkantha district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 666 families residing in the village Poshina. The total population of Poshina is 3,261 out of which 1,690 are males and 1,571 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Poshina is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poshina village is 483 which is 15% of the total population. There are 241 male children and 242 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poshina is 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Poshina village.

Population
3,261
Families
666
Literacy
79.34%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Poshina is 79.3%. Thus Poshina village has higher literacy rate compared to 65% of Sabarkantha district. The male literacy rate is 88.27% and the female literacy rate is 69.6% in Poshina village.

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

Poshina Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 483 241 242
Literacy 79.34% 88.27% 69.6%
Scheduled Caste 473 244 229
Scheduled Tribe 584 334 250
Illiterate 1,057 411 646

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.9% of total population in Poshina village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Poshina village out of total population, 1,366 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,366 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,056 911 145
Cultivators 159 128 31
Agriculture Labourer 112 88 24
Household Industries 61 43 18
Other Workers 724 652 72
Marginal Workers 310 60 250
Non Working 1,895 719 1,176

Nearby Villages to Poshina,

Below are the list of villages near Poshina village in Khedbrahma.

Village Population
Pipaliya 2,764
Koland 1,119
Gundikhan 708
Koland Talav 313
Dantiya 2,038
Peta Chhapra 1,260
Ambasar 997
Songadh 870
Umbarva 1,796
Lakhiya 1,230

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