# Pokhariapada Village, Ersama, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha)

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Village · Ersama, Jagatsinghapur 

# Pokhariapada

Pokhariapada is a village in Ersama sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754138**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 146 households**, the 52nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 658people (2011)
- 146households
- 88.9%literacy
- 754138PIN code

## Pokhariapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhariapada is 754138.** Pokhariapada falls in Ersama sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754138
- Gram panchayatPokhariapada
- Community development blockErsama
- Census village code397408

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

## How far is Pokhariapada from nearby towns?

- Ersama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)35 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 Pokhariapada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhariapada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · K.C.Pur
- ○Degree college10+ km · K.C.Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Erasama
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Pokhariapada known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 195 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 Pokhariapada

Of every 100 households in Pokhariapada in 2011, 87 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhariapada · ■ Ersama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**65%

Television ****21%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**25%

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 Pokhariapada?

■ Pokhariapada · ■ Ersama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**928

Working population ****23.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 83.9% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 57 (36%) · **■** Marginal 22 (14%)

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 Ersama

- Oranal690 people
- Jamukana680 people
- Rajapur669 people
- Balarampur664 people
- Talakusuma654 people
- Bhejibaripachara639 people
- Ganeswarpur614 people
- Palikanta601 people

[All 157 villages in Ersama](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/ersama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhariapada?754138
- How far is Pokhariapada from Jagatsinghapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhariapada?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhariapada in?Jagatsinghapur district (Ersama sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhariapada?88.9% (Census 2011)