# Pokhariapada Village, Kujang, Jagatsinghapur (Odisha)

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Village · Kujang, Jagatsinghapur 

# Pokhariapada

Pokhariapada is a village in Kujang sub-district of Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754141**. The 2011 Census counted **426 people in 92 households**, the 80th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 426people (2011)
- 92households
- 85.3%literacy
- 754141PIN code

## Pokhariapada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokhariapada is 754141.** Pokhariapada falls in Kujang sub-district, Jagatsinghapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754141
- Gram panchayatChatua
- Community development blockErsama
- Census village code397264

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?

- Kujang (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jagatsinghapur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Paradip (nearest town)28 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?

10 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kujang
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kujang
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 100% of the 155 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, 44 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokhariapada · ■ Kujang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**60%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****16%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**31%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****32%**

**64%

Television ****16%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**17%

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 Pokhariapada?

■ Pokhariapada · ■ Kujang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**931

Working population ****33.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 78.2% for women. 65% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (26%) · **■** Marginal 22 (15%)

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 Kujang

- Pangara478 people
- Chakulia474 people
- Ranipada439 people
- Sanagabapur434 people
- Chaudhurikuda409 people
- Parapada360 people
- Sunadiakandha342 people
- Talapada342 people

[All 116 villages in Kujang](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jagatsinghapur/kujang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokhariapada?754141
- How far is Pokhariapada from Jagatsinghapur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pokhariapada?426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokhariapada in?Jagatsinghapur district (Kujang sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokhariapada?85.3% (Census 2011)