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Potaria Population - Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Potaria is a large village located in Shahganj Tehsil of Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh with total 452 families residing. The Potaria village has population of 3343 of which 1713 are males while 1630 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Potaria village population of children with age 0-6 is 563 which makes up 16.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Potaria village is 952 which is higher than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Potaria as per census is 1109, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Potaria village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Potaria village was 73.74 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Potaria Male literacy stands at 80.77 % while female literacy rate was 66.12 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Potaria village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Potaria village.

Potaria Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 452 - -
Population 3,343 1,713 1,630
Child (0-6) 563 267 296
Schedule Caste 320 171 149
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.74 % 80.77 % 66.12 %
Total Workers 851 804 47
Main Worker 728 - -
Marginal Worker 123 102 21

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.57 % of total population in Potaria village. The village Potaria currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Potaria village out of total population, 851 were engaged in work activities. 85.55 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.45 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 851 workers engaged in Main Work, 500 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 199 were Agricultural labourer.