# Pokhraha Kalan Village, Medininagar, Palamu (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/medininagar/pokhraha-kalan/ Village · Medininagar, Palamu # Pokhraha Kalan Pokhraha Kalan is a village in Medininagar sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,811 people in 530 households**, the 11th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 2,811people (2011) - 530households - 54.2%literacy - 822101PIN code ## Pokhraha Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokhraha Kalan is 822101.** Pokhraha Kalan falls in Medininagar sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822101 - Gram panchayatJamune - Community development blockMedininagar - Census village code366625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokhraha Kalan from nearby towns? - Medininagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Medininagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Medininagar (nearest town)9 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Pokhraha Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhraha Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Medininagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Medininagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pokhraha Kalan known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pokhraha Kalan Of every 100 households in Pokhraha Kalan in 2011, 18 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokhraha Kalan · ■ Medininagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **36% Toilet within the home ****6%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **90% Tap water ****22%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****30%** **56% Television ****4%** **18% Mobile phone ****32%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Pokhraha Kalan? ■ Pokhraha Kalan · ■ Medininagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011** **895 Working population ****24.2%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 40.4% for women. 41% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (42%) · **■** Marginal 378 (56%) 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 Medininagar - Singraha Khurd3,296 people - Rajwadih3,258 people - Polpol Kalan3,134 people - Kundelwa2,927 people - Bairia2,685 people - Jonr2,357 people - Sarja2,285 people - Nimia2,171 people [All 53 villages in Medininagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/medininagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokhraha Kalan?822101 - How far is Pokhraha Kalan from Medininagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Pokhraha Kalan?2,811 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhraha Kalan in?Palamu district (Medininagar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pokhraha Kalan?54.2% (Census 2011)