Pokhram Population, Caste, Working Data Madhepura, Bihar - Census 2011

Pokhram is a village situated in Murliganj block of Madhepura district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,206 families residing in the village Pokhram. The total population of Pokhram is 6,006 out of which 3,157 are males and 2,849 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokhram is 902.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pokhram village is 1249 which is 21% of the total population. There are 655 male children and 594 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokhram is 907 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Pokhram village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokhram is 43.9%. Thus Pokhram village has a higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Madhepura district. The male literacy rate is 55.08% and the female literacy rate is 31.44% in Pokhram village.

Population
6,006
Families
1,206
Literacy
43.87%
Sex Ratio
902

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pokhram village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pokhram Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pokhram village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,249 655 594
Literacy 43.87% 55.08% 31.44%
Scheduled Caste 877 456 421
Scheduled Tribe 286 129 157
Illiterate 3,919 1,779 2,140

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Pokhram village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokhram village out of total population, 2,614 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,614 workers engaged in Main Work, 808 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,161 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,075 1,361 714
Cultivators 808 559 249
Agriculture Labourer 1,161 727 434
Household Industries 17 6 11
Other Workers 89 69 20
Marginal Workers 539 158 381
Non Working 3,392 1,638 1,754

Map of Pokhram, Madhepura, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Pokhram, Murliganj

Below are the list of villages near Pokhram village in Murliganj.

Village Population
Sakhua 1,851
Gopalitola 2,619
Bindraban 2,117
Tirkona 1,373
Gangapur 10,036
Parmanpur 4,671
Khari 5,593
Belo 15,489
Jitapur 6,968
Bhairopatti 3,214

Reference