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Poniya Population - Katni, Madhya Pradesh

Poniya is a medium size village located in Vijayraghavgarh Tehsil of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh with total 155 families residing. The Poniya village has population of 561 of which 287 are males while 274 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Poniya village population of children with age 0-6 is 86 which makes up 15.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Poniya village is 955 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Poniya as per census is 1098, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Poniya village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Poniya village was 65.26 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Poniya Male literacy stands at 73.17 % while female literacy rate was 56.77 %.

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

Poniya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 155 - -
Population 561 287 274
Child (0-6) 86 41 45
Schedule Caste 6 3 3
Schedule Tribe 220 106 114
Literacy 65.26 % 73.17 % 56.77 %
Total Workers 245 155 90
Main Worker 30 - -
Marginal Worker 215 133 82

Caste Factor

In Poniya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 39.22 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.07 % of total population in Poniya village.

Work Profile

In Poniya village out of total population, 245 were engaged in work activities. 12.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 245 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.