Positra Population, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Positra is a village situated in Okhamandal taluka of Jamnagar district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 314 families residing in the village Positra. The total population of Positra is 1,719 out of which 899 are males and 820 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Positra is 912.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Positra village is 265 which is 15% of the total population. There are 141 male children and 124 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Positra is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Positra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Positra is 48.6%. Thus Positra village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 57.52% and the female literacy rate is 38.94% in Positra village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Positra village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Positra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Positra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Positra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 265 | 141 | 124 |
| Literacy | 48.62% | 57.52% | 38.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 156 | 74 | 82 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,012 | 463 | 549 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Positra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Positra village out of total population, 564 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 564 workers engaged in Main Work, 286 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 163 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 515 | 445 | 70 |
| Cultivators | 286 | 281 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 163 | 105 | 58 |
| Other Workers | 66 | 59 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 49 | 31 | 18 |
| Non Working | 1,155 | 423 | 732 |
Nearby Villages to Positra,
Below are the list of villages near Positra village in Okhamandal.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Positra, Jamnagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia