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Pothia Population - Araria, Bihar

Pothia is a large village located in Forbesganj Block of Araria district, Bihar with total 1527 families residing. The Pothia village has population of 7723 of which 3977 are males while 3746 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pothia village population of children with age 0-6 is 1707 which makes up 22.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pothia village is 942 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Pothia as per census is 949, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Pothia village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Pothia village was 45.63 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Pothia Male literacy stands at 54.53 % while female literacy rate was 36.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pothia 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 Pothia village.

Pothia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,527 - -
Population 7,723 3,977 3,746
Child (0-6) 1,707 876 831
Schedule Caste 1,476 771 705
Schedule Tribe 260 150 110
Literacy 45.63 % 54.53 % 36.16 %
Total Workers 3,894 2,101 1,793
Main Worker 2,770 - -
Marginal Worker 1,124 495 629

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.11 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.37 % of total population in Pothia village.

Work Profile

In Pothia village out of total population, 3894 were engaged in work activities. 71.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3894 workers engaged in Main Work, 492 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2026 were Agricultural labourer.