Pothia Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Pothia is a village situated in Sikti block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 954 families residing in the village Pothia. The total population of Pothia is 4,664 out of which 2,412 are males and 2,252 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pothia is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pothia village is 854 which is 18% of the total population. There are 432 male children and 422 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pothia is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Pothia village.

Population
4,664
Families
954
Literacy
58.16%
Sex Ratio
934

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pothia is 58.2%. Thus Pothia village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 69.24% and the female literacy rate is 46.17% in Pothia village.

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

Pothia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 854 432 422
Literacy 58.16% 69.24% 46.17%
Scheduled Caste 601 307 294
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,448 1,041 1,407

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pothia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pothia village out of total population, 1,566 were engaged in work activities. 57.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,566 workers engaged in Main Work, 390 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 458 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 898 800 98
Cultivators 390 377 13
Agriculture Labourer 458 385 73
Household Industries 13 10 3
Other Workers 37 28 9
Marginal Workers 668 392 276
Non Working 3,098 1,220 1,878

Nearby Villages to Pothia,

Below are the list of villages near Pothia village in Sikti.

Village Population
Benga 1,808
Ramnagar 2,237
Karahbari 2,017
Pipra 1,266
Sohagmara 1,660
Belbari 931
Bairgachhi 3,022
Darhua 5,033
Sohdi 492
Chhaparia 319

Reference