Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman # Pokadera Pokadera is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,922 people in 538 households, the 2nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 1,922 people (2011) - 538 households - 90.1% literacy - 938 females per 1,000 males ## Pokadera PIN code and other codes Pokadera falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development block Mayabunder - Census village code 645295 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pokadera from nearby towns? - Mayabunder (sub-district HQ) 1 km by road - Mayabunder (district HQ) 1 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town) 238 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pokadera? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pokadera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 7 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rampur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Lucknow - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokadera known for? The main crops are rice. About 25% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pokadera Of every 100 households in Pokadera in 2011, 93 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pokadera · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 71% - Toilet within the home 75% 46% - No toilet (open defecation) 25% 52% - Tap water 100% 85% - Drinking water within premises 79% 49% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 46% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 16% 61% - Use banking services 95% 88% - Television 78% 55% - Mobile phone 87% 70% - Computer with internet 4% 1% - Two-wheeler 25% 14% - Car / jeep / van 5% 4% - None of these assets 6% 16% - Own their home 35% 62% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pokadera? ■ Pokadera · ■ Mayabunder rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.1% 86.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 795 972 - Working population 39.3% 35.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 86.1% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 688 (91%) · ■ Marginal 55 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder - Mayabunder 2,845 people - Harinagar 1,902 people - Tugapur 1,872 people - Pahalgaon 1,468 people - Karmatang 1,229 people All 50 villages in Mayabunder ## Quick answers - How far is Pokadera from Mayabunder? 1 km by road - What is the population of Pokadera? 1,922 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokadera in? North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Pokadera? 90.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/mayabunder/pokadera/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.