# Pokam Village, Goilkera, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Goilkera, Pashchimi Singhbhum 

# Pokam

Pokam is a village in Goilkera sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833103**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 32 households**, the 103rd largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.9%.

- 151people (2011)
- 32households
- 73.0%literacy
- 833103PIN code

## Pokam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokam is 833103.** Pokam falls in Goilkera sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833103
- Gram panchayatKebra
- Community development blockGoilkera
- Census village code377644

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pokam from nearby towns?

- Goilkera (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Chaibasa (district HQ)96 km by road
- Chakradharpur (nearest town)74 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 Pokam?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pokam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Goilkera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakardharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Pokam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 240 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 Pokam

Of every 100 households in Pokam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokam · ■ Goilkera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****70%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Pokam?

■ Pokam · ■ Goilkera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**46.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**1024

Working population ****58.3%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 57.4% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 7 (8%)

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 Goilkera

- Ambia162 people
- Pariyanandpur161 people
- Tenda161 people
- Kotargara158 people
- Popkoda147 people
- Remer Kocha110 people
- Burgua99 people

[All 111 villages in Goilkera](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/goilkera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokam?833103
- How far is Pokam from Chaibasa?96 km by road
- What is the population of Pokam?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokam in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Goilkera sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokam?73.0% (Census 2011)