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Pothyai Population - Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh

Pothyai is a medium size village located in Khaniyadhana Tehsil of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh with total 385 families residing. The Pothyai village has population of 1595 of which 815 are males while 780 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pothyai village population of children with age 0-6 is 282 which makes up 17.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pothyai village is 957 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Pothyai as per census is 945, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Pothyai village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pothyai village was 63.67 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Pothyai Male literacy stands at 74.48 % while female literacy rate was 52.41 %.

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

Pothyai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 385 - -
Population 1,595 815 780
Child (0-6) 282 145 137
Schedule Caste 589 301 288
Schedule Tribe 133 62 71
Literacy 63.67 % 74.48 % 52.41 %
Total Workers 636 401 235
Main Worker 501 - -
Marginal Worker 135 76 59

Caste Factor

In Pothyai village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.93 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.34 % of total population in Pothyai village.

Work Profile

In Pothyai village out of total population, 636 were engaged in work activities. 78.77 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.23 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 636 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.