Pothia Taluk Population - Kishanganj, Bihar

Pothia is a Taluk located in Kishanganj district of Bihar. It is one of 7 Taluks of Kishanganj district. There are 149 villages and 0 towns in Pothia Taluk.

As per the Census India 2011, Pothia Taluk has 52702 households, population of 262494 of which 135774 are males and 126720 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 53557 which is 20.4% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Pothia Taluk is around 933 compared to 918 which is average of Bihar state. The literacy rate of Pothia Taluk is 40.8% out of which 47.12% males are literate and 34.04% females are literate. The total area of Pothia is 353.49 sq.km with population density of 743 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 100% of population lives in Urban area and 0 lives in Rural area. There are 3.68% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 6.54% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Pothia Taluk.

Pothia Religion Population

Description	Population	Percentage
Total	262494	100%
Muslim	193594	73.75%
Hindu	67717	25.8%
Christian	777	0.3%
Religion not stated	351	0.13%
Jain	27	0.01%
Sikh	22	0.01%
Buddhist	5	0%
Other religions and persuasions	1	0%

Pothia Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area

Description	Urban	Rural
Number of households	0	52702
Total Population	0	262494
Population (%)	0	48.28%
Male Population	0	135774
Female Population	0	126720
Sex Ratio	0	933
Literacy (%)	0	40.8%

List of Villages in Pothia

Check out complete list of all villages of Pothia in Pothia district, Bihar

Pothia Population Facts

Number of Households	52702
Population	262494
Male Population	135774 (51.72%)
Female Population	126720 (48.28%)
Children Population	53557
Area	353.49 km2
Population density/km2	743
Sex-ratio	933
Literacy	40.8%
Male Literacy	47.12%
Female Literacy	34.04%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %	6.54%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %	3.68%