# Pokta Village, Lapung, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lapung, Ranchi 

# Pokta

Pokta is a village in Lapung sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835234**. The 2011 Census counted **1,302 people in 228 households**, the 10th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,302people (2011)
- 228households
- 53.6%literacy
- 835234PIN code

## Pokta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokta is 835234.** Pokta falls in Lapung sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835234
- Gram panchayatDari
- Community development blockLapung
- Census village code374472

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

## How far is Pokta from nearby towns?

- Lapung (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)62 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)70 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 Pokta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pokta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kakaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bero
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Pokta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Pokta

Of every 100 households in Pokta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokta · ■ Lapung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****7%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****91%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pokta?

■ Pokta · ■ Lapung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**965

Working population ****38.6%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 42.9% for women. 45% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 101 (20%)

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 Lapung

- Danekera1,764 people
- Armalatdag1,531 people
- Dimba1,381 people
- Mahugaon1,359 people
- Koinara1,301 people
- Takriya1,260 people
- Dewgaon1,249 people
- Latratu1,175 people

[All 79 villages in Lapung](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/lapung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokta?835234
- How far is Pokta from Ranchi?62 km by road
- What is the population of Pokta?1,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokta in?Ranchi district (Lapung sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pokta?53.6% (Census 2011)