Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur # Poka Poka is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173029. The 2011 Census counted 280 people in 53 households, the 39th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 280 people (2011) - 53 households - 75.0% literacy - 173029 PIN code ## Poka PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Poka is 173029. Poka falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173029 - Community development block Paonta Sahib - Census village code 023407 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poka from nearby towns? - Kamrau (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 68 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poka? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Poka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sataun - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ponta Sahib - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ponta Sahib - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poka known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 16% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poka Of every 100 households in Poka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Poka · ■ Kamrau rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 92% - Toilet within the home 23% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 77% 62% - Tap water 100% 86% - Drinking water within premises 51% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 88% - Use banking services 76% 74% - Television 26% 51% - Mobile phone 68% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 4% 3% - None of these assets 24% 22% - Own their home 96% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poka? ■ Poka · ■ Kamrau rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.0% 68.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 911 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 921 - Working population 46.1% 51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 74 (57%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 50 (39%) · ■ Marginal 4 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau - Chitli 348 people - Sadiyar 339 people - Kotga Kandon 333 people - Sathaur 282 people - Chiyan Piplat 261 people - Gabar 206 people - Ambaun 184 people - Nao Barwa 180 people All 45 villages in Kamrau ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poka? 173029 - How far is Poka from Nahan? 68 km by road - What is the population of Poka? 280 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poka in? Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Poka? 75.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/kamrau/poka/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.