# Pokharigan Village, Niali, Cuttack (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Niali, Cuttack 

# Pokharigan

Pokharigan is a village in Niali sub-district of Cuttack district, Odisha, PIN code **754004**. The 2011 Census counted **2,587 people in 669 households**, the 12th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 2,587people (2011)
- 669households
- 78.1%literacy
- 754004PIN code

## Pokharigan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharigan is 754004.** Pokharigan falls in Niali sub-district, Cuttack district, Odisha.

- PIN code754004
- Gram panchayatPokharigaon
- Community development blockNiali
- Census village code400329

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

## How far is Pokharigan from nearby towns?

- Niali (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Cuttack (district HQ)58 km by road
- Cuttack (nearest town)58 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 Pokharigan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharigan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Niali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Pokharigan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and groundnut**. About 73% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Pokharigan

Of every 100 households in Pokharigan in 2011, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharigan · ■ Niali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****19%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pokharigan?

■ Pokharigan · ■ Niali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**928

Working population ****44.4%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 69.5% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 351 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (12%) · **■** Household industry 32 (3%) · **■** Other work 154 (13%) · **■** Marginal 477 (42%)

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 Niali

- Erancha2,997 people
- Kulasri2,864 people
- Baharana2,852 people
- Barisana2,689 people
- Bilasuni2,524 people
- Jalarpur2,507 people
- Nuapitapada2,408 people
- Kantapara2,349 people

[All 130 villages in Niali](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/cuttack/niali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharigan?754004
- How far is Pokharigan from Cuttack?58 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharigan?2,587 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharigan in?Cuttack district (Niali sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharigan?78.1% (Census 2011)