# Pokharitola Village, Deosar, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Deosar, Singrauli 

# Pokharitola

Pokharitola is a village in Deosar sub-district of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 358 households**, the 74th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 358households
- 46.8%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Pokharitola PIN code and other codes

Pokharitola falls in Deosar sub-district, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockDeosar
- Census village code503863

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

## How far is Pokharitola from nearby towns?

- Deosar (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Singrauli (district HQ)60 km by road
- Singrauli (nearest town)60 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 Pokharitola?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharitola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gannai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Pokharitola known for?

About 52% of the 673 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Pokharitola

Of every 100 households in Pokharitola in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharitola · ■ Deosar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**27%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**17%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**54%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**44%

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 Pokharitola?

■ Pokharitola · ■ Deosar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**937

Working population ****53.2%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 32.7% for women. 52% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 290 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (16%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 390 (47%)

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 Deosar

- Bandha1,643 people
- Amhatola1,593 people
- Parasi1,588 people
- Khadaura1,580 people
- Silaph1,542 people
- Bakhul1,519 people
- Majhauli1,519 people
- Amo1,493 people

[All 225 villages in Deosar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/deosar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pokharitola from Singrauli?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharitola?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharitola in?Singrauli district (Deosar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharitola?46.8% (Census 2011)