# Pokatunga Village, Bantala, Anugul (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bantala/pokatunga/ Village · Bantala, Anugul # Pokatunga Pokatunga is a village in Bantala sub-district of Anugul district, Odisha, PIN code **759129**. The 2011 Census counted **4,176 people in 964 households**, the 1st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 4,176people (2011) - 964households - 81.3%literacy - 759129PIN code ## Pokatunga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokatunga is 759129.** Pokatunga falls in Bantala sub-district, Anugul district, Odisha. - PIN code759129 - Gram panchayatPokatunga - Community development blockAnugul - Census village code405223 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokatunga from nearby towns? - Bantala (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Anugul (district HQ)22 km by road - Anugul (nearest town)22 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 Pokatunga? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pokatunga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bantal - ○Degree college10+ km · Anugul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anugul - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Pokatunga known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 52% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Pokatunga Of every 100 households in Pokatunga in 2011, 32 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokatunga · ■ Bantala rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **28% Toilet within the home ****19%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****18%** **40% Television ****24%** **16% Mobile phone ****20%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **34% 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 Pokatunga? ■ Pokatunga · ■ Bantala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **925 Working population ****34.0%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 72.0% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 398 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (20%) · **■** Household industry 215 (15%) · **■** Other work 229 (16%) · **■** Marginal 297 (21%) 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 Bantala - Bantala3,615 people - Talagarh3,087 people - Sankhapur2,473 people - Basala2,398 people [All 91 villages in Bantala](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/bantala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokatunga?759129 - How far is Pokatunga from Anugul?22 km by road - What is the population of Pokatunga?4,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokatunga in?Anugul district (Bantala sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Pokatunga?81.3% (Census 2011)