Pocantla - Hidalgo

Facts about Pocantla

Location of Pocantla

Pocantla is located in the municipality of Xochiatipan in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -98.310556
Latitude (dec): 20.842222

Height over sea level of Pocantla

The locations medium height over sea level is 440 meters.

Population in Pocantla

The over all population of Pocantla is 626 persons, 317 of them are male and 309 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 300 minors and 326 adults, with 49 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Pocantla

626 inhabitants of the location Pocantla in Mexico live in indigenous households. 531 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 178 people, while 353 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 616 citizens of Pocantla.

Economic situation

In Pocantla exist about 115 households.

Of these households 113 are common houses or apartments, 18 are without floor and about 19 consist of one room only.

81 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 108 are connected to the public water supply, 103 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 18 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Pocantla

Besides the 122 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 8 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

88 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 202 persons did not finish the school. 62 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 14 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 27 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 5 years.