Potilia Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011

Potilia is a village situated in Bibhutpur block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,710 families residing in the village Potilia. The total population of Potilia is 13,205 out of which 6,967 are males and 6,238 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Potilia is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Potilia village is 2387 which is 18% of the total population. There are 1263 male children and 1124 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Potilia is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Potilia village.

Population
13,205
Families
2,710
Literacy
60.72%
Sex Ratio
895

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Potilia is 60.7%. Thus Potilia village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 69.79% and the female literacy rate is 50.61% in Potilia village.

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

Potilia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,387 1,263 1,124
Literacy 60.72% 69.79% 50.61%
Scheduled Caste 3,749 1,959 1,790
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 6,636 2,986 3,650

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Potilia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Potilia village out of total population, 4,331 were engaged in work activities. 47.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,331 workers engaged in Main Work, 575 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 901 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,054 1,681 373
Cultivators 575 488 87
Agriculture Labourer 901 710 191
Household Industries 87 63 24
Other Workers 491 420 71
Marginal Workers 2,277 1,577 700
Non Working 8,874 3,709 5,165

Nearby Villages to Potilia,

Below are the list of villages near Potilia village in Bibhutpur.

Village Population
Shahpur 4,814
Karakh 5,695
Bhuswar 6,652
Desri urf Sahjahanpur 10,911
Narhan 16,213
Sakh Mohan 11,938
Boria 4,277
Monda 3,020
Bibhutipur 34,764
Gangauli 3,966

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