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

Pothia is a village situated in Pothia block of Kishanganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 146 families residing in the village Pothia. The total population of Pothia is 699 out of which 360 are males and 339 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pothia is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pothia village is 144 which is 21% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pothia is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Pothia village.

Population
699
Families
146
Literacy
50.63%
Sex Ratio
942

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pothia is 50.6%. Thus Pothia village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.1% of Kishanganj district. The male literacy rate is 55.44% and the female literacy rate is 45.56% 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 144 75 69
Literacy 50.63% 55.44% 45.56%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 84 47 37
Illiterate 418 202 216

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12% of total population in Pothia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pothia village out of total population, 142 were engaged in work activities. 2.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 142 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3 1 2
Cultivators 3 1 2
Marginal Workers 139 134 5
Non Working 557 225 332

Nearby Villages to Pothia,

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

Village Population
Patilabhasa 2,300
Pawakhali 2,302
Ramaniapokhar 1,813
CHilhamari 1,154
Sarogora 3,042
Naukatta 5,662
Pakamolna 275
Pokharia 963
Mirzapur 3,208
Bagrani 1,435

Reference