Ponra Population, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Ponra is a village situated in Kasmar block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 329 families residing in the village Ponra. The total population of Ponra is 1,739 out of which 877 are males and 862 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponra is 983.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponra village is 260 which is 15% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponra is 806 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (983) of Ponra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponra is 66.2%. Thus Ponra village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.8% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 74.35% and the female literacy rate is 58.18% in Ponra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ponra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ponra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ponra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 260 | 144 | 116 |
| Literacy | 66.19% | 74.35% | 58.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,208 | 619 | 589 |
| Illiterate | 760 | 332 | 428 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 69.5% of total population in Ponra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ponra village out of total population, 518 were engaged in work activities. 59.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 518 workers engaged in Main Work, 157 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 310 | 277 | 33 |
| Cultivators | 157 | 138 | 19 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 50 | 46 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 97 | 88 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 208 | 124 | 84 |
| Non Working | 1,221 | 476 | 745 |
Nearby Villages to Ponra,
Below are the list of villages near Ponra village in Kasmar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ponra, Bokaro, Jharkhand - Wikipedia