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Poya Population - Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Poya is a medium size village located in Jobat Tehsil of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh with total 126 families residing. The Poya village has population of 908 of which 435 are males while 473 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Poya village population of children with age 0-6 is 255 which makes up 28.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Poya village is 1087 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Poya as per census is 1257, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Poya village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Poya village was 18.53 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Poya Male literacy stands at 23.60 % while female literacy rate was 13.60 %.

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

Poya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 126 - -
Population 908 435 473
Child (0-6) 255 113 142
Schedule Caste 1 0 1
Schedule Tribe 906 435 471
Literacy 18.53 % 23.60 % 13.60 %
Total Workers 517 257 260
Main Worker 444 - -
Marginal Worker 73 37 36

Caste Factor

In Poya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.78 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.11 % of total population in Poya village.

Work Profile

In Poya village out of total population, 517 were engaged in work activities. 85.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 517 workers engaged in Main Work, 113 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 331 were Agricultural labourer.