# Poluru Village, Parlakhemundi, Gajapati (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Parlakhemundi, Gajapati 

# Poluru

Poluru is a village in Parlakhemundi sub-district of Gajapati district, Odisha, PIN code **761201**. The 2011 Census counted **435 people in 114 households**, the 25th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.0%.

- 435people (2011)
- 114households
- 50.4%literacy
- 761201PIN code

## Poluru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poluru is 761201.** Poluru falls in Parlakhemundi sub-district, Gajapati district, Odisha.

- PIN code761201
- Gram panchayatSidhamadanga
- Community development blockKashinagar
- Census village code414607

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

## How far is Poluru from nearby towns?

- Parlakhemundi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Paralakhemundi (district HQ)10 km by road
- Parlakhemundi (nearest town)6 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 Poluru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Poluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paralakhemundi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Poluru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Poluru

Of every 100 households in Poluru in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Poluru · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****43%**

**30%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****33%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Poluru?

■ Poluru · ■ Parlakhemundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**51.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****655**

**920

Working population ****54.0%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 38.3% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 29 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (42%) · **■** Other work 78 (33%) · **■** Marginal 29 (12%)

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 Parlakhemundi

- Kurulunda522 people
- Saurakurlanda501 people
- Devidi455 people
- Nilakanthapur442 people
- Sidhapalama408 people
- Andrangi402 people
- Parsurampur365 people
- Badakhinga360 people

[All 70 villages in Parlakhemundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/gajapati/parlakhemundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poluru?761201
- How far is Poluru from Paralakhemundi?10 km by road
- What is the population of Poluru?435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poluru in?Gajapati district (Parlakhemundi sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Poluru?50.4% (Census 2011)