# Pokanda Village, Thakurgarh, Anugul (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurgarh, Anugul 

# Pokanda

Pokanda is a village in Thakurgarh sub-district of Anugul district, Odisha, PIN code **759125**. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 145 households**, the 15th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 728people (2011)
- 145households
- 80.7%literacy
- 759125PIN code

## Pokanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokanda is 759125.** Pokanda falls in Thakurgarh sub-district, Anugul district, Odisha.

- PIN code759125
- Gram panchayatPaikasahi
- Community development blockAthmallik
- Census village code405063

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

## How far is Pokanda from nearby towns?

- Thakurgarh (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Anugul (district HQ)57 km by road
- Anugul (nearest town)37 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 Pokanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paiksahi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Boudha
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pokanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and oil**. About 38% of the 449 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 Pokanda

Of every 100 households in Pokanda in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokanda · ■ Thakurgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**31%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**49%

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 Pokanda?

■ Pokanda · ■ Thakurgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**912

Working population ****53.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 70.8% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (12%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%)

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 Thakurgarh

- Jhilimunda798 people
- Krutibasapur788 people
- Bhogara765 people
- Bantol739 people
- Ambasaramunda720 people
- Pedipathar692 people
- Gunduri686 people
- Mandarabahal684 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/anugul/thakurgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokanda?759125
- How far is Pokanda from Anugul?57 km by road
- What is the population of Pokanda?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokanda in?Anugul district (Thakurgarh sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokanda?80.7% (Census 2011)