Pota Population, Caste, Working Data Nanded, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Pota is a village situated in Himayatnagar taluka of Nanded district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 864 families residing in the village Pota. The total population of Pota is 4,144 out of which 2,134 are males and 2,010 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pota is 942.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pota village is 636 which is 15% of the total population. There are 328 male children and 308 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pota is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Pota village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pota is 66.2%. Thus Pota village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.1% of Nanded district. The male literacy rate is 75.14% and the female literacy rate is 56.64% in Pota village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pota village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pota Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pota village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 636 | 328 | 308 |
| Literacy | 66.16% | 75.14% | 56.64% |
| Scheduled Caste | 444 | 238 | 206 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 924 | 458 | 466 |
| Illiterate | 1,823 | 777 | 1,046 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.3% of total population in Pota village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pota village out of total population, 1,992 were engaged in work activities. 99.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,992 workers engaged in Main Work, 399 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,352 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,974 | 1,177 | 797 |
| Cultivators | 399 | 256 | 143 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,352 | 763 | 589 |
| Household Industries | 55 | 24 | 31 |
| Other Workers | 168 | 134 | 34 |
| Marginal Workers | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| Non Working | 2,152 | 952 | 1,200 |
Nearby Villages to Pota,
Below are the list of villages near Pota village in Himayatnagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Moregaon | 457 |
| Baliram Tanda | 788 |
| Kandli | 2,614 |
| Kandli | 737 |
| Dudhad | 1,101 |
| Watphali | 980 |
| Pawana | 2,162 |
| Pota | 681 |
| Daresarsam | 2,261 |
| Parwa | 1,471 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pota, Nanded, Maharashtra - Wikipedia