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

Pota is a village situated in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 144 families residing in the village Pota. The total population of Pota is 659 out of which 323 are males and 336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pota is 1,040.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pota village is 59 which is 9% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pota is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,040) of Pota village.

Population
659
Families
144
Literacy
91.33%
Sex Ratio
1,040

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pota is 91.3%. Thus Pota village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.13% and the female literacy rate is 91.53% in Pota village.

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

Pota Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 59 30 29
Literacy 91.33% 91.13% 91.53%
Scheduled Caste 277 128 149
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 111 56 55

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pota village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pota village out of total population, 194 were engaged in work activities. 50% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 194 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 97 84 13
Cultivators 45 43 2
Agriculture Labourer 7 5 2
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 40 33 7
Marginal Workers 97 74 23
Non Working 465 165 300

Nearby Villages to Pota,

Below are the list of villages near Pota village in Mukerian.

Village Population
Chima 422
Dhido Katrala 155
Malkowal 563
Darapur 67
Chahang Hamel 872
Jalala 656
Ghasitpur 865
Trangalian 747
Manj Kala 740
Budhewal 313

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