Possi Population, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Possi is a village situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 825 families residing in the village Possi. The total population of Possi is 4,008 out of which 2,035 are males and 1,973 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Possi is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Possi village is 432 which is 11% of the total population. There are 237 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Possi is 823 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Possi village.

Population
4,008
Families
825
Literacy
77.74%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Possi is 77.7%. Thus Possi village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 80.7% and the female literacy rate is 74.75% in Possi village.

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

Possi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 432 237 195
Literacy 77.74% 80.7% 74.75%
Scheduled Caste 1,256 641 615
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,228 584 644

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Possi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Possi village out of total population, 1,225 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,225 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,040 886 154
Cultivators 211 187 24
Agriculture Labourer 153 133 20
Household Industries 28 26 2
Other Workers 648 540 108
Marginal Workers 185 73 112
Non Working 2,783 1,076 1,707

Nearby Villages to Possi,

Below are the list of villages near Possi village in Garhshankar.

Village Population
Paddi Sura Singh 2,694
Raipur Gujjran 435
Saila Khurd 4,688
Moranwali 2,838
Saila Kalan 1,410
Moila 538
Pensra 885
Fatehpur Khurd 517
Gujjarpur 736
Aima Muglan 577

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