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Pothia Population - Araria, Bihar

Pothia is a large village located in Sikti Block of Araria district, Bihar with total 954 families residing. The Pothia village has population of 4664 of which 2412 are males while 2252 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pothia village population of children with age 0-6 is 854 which makes up 18.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pothia village is 934 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Pothia as per census is 977, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Pothia village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Pothia village was 58.16 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Pothia Male literacy stands at 69.24 % while female literacy rate was 46.17 %.

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 954 - -
Population 4,664 2,412 2,252
Child (0-6) 854 432 422
Schedule Caste 601 307 294
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 58.16 % 69.24 % 46.17 %
Total Workers 1,566 1,192 374
Main Worker 898 - -
Marginal Worker 668 392 276

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.89 % 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, 1566 were engaged in work activities. 57.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1566 workers engaged in Main Work, 390 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 458 were Agricultural labourer.