# Pothia Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Pothia

Pothia is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,718 people in 1,835 households**, the 3rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 9,718people (2011)
- 1,835households
- 56.5%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## What is the population of Pothia?

■ Pothia · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**976

Working population ****29.8%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 477 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,163 (40%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 344 (12%) · **■** Marginal 892 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Falka

- Sohtha15,223 people
- Bhangha10,184 people
- Salehpur8,851 people
- Morsanda8,519 people
- Pirmokam7,052 people
- Hathwara6,758 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pothia?9,718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothia in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pothia?56.5% (Census 2011)