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Pothia Population - Bhagalpur, Bihar

Pothia is a large village located in Sonhaula Block of Bhagalpur district, Bihar with total 453 families residing. The Pothia village has population of 2234 of which 1212 are males while 1022 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pothia village population of children with age 0-6 is 368 which makes up 16.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pothia village is 843 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Pothia as per census is 968, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Pothia village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Pothia village was 72.19 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Pothia Male literacy stands at 78.93 % while female literacy rate was 63.97 %.

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 453 - -
Population 2,234 1,212 1,022
Child (0-6) 368 187 181
Schedule Caste 397 207 190
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.19 % 78.93 % 63.97 %
Total Workers 955 611 344
Main Worker 234 - -
Marginal Worker 721 404 317

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.77 % of total population in Pothia village. The village Pothia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Pothia village out of total population, 955 were engaged in work activities. 24.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 955 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.