# Pokhari Bandha Village, Biswanathpur, Kalahandi (Odisha) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/biswanathpur/pokhari-bandha/ Village · Biswanathpur, Kalahandi # Pokhari Bandha Pokhari Bandha is a village in Biswanathpur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766020**. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 146 households**, the 6th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 560people (2011) - 146households - 49.7%literacy - 766020PIN code ## Pokhari Bandha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokhari Bandha is 766020.** Pokhari Bandha falls in Biswanathpur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha. - PIN code766020 - Gram panchayatPokhari Bandha - Community development blockLanjigarh - Census village code423147 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokhari Bandha from nearby towns? - Biswanathpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bhawanipatna (district HQ)38 km by road - Bhawanipatna (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 Pokhari Bandha? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pokhari Bandha; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Biswanathapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Biswanathapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Pokhari Bandha known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 43% of the 261 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 Pokhari Bandha Of every 100 households in Pokhari Bandha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pokhari Bandha · ■ Biswanathpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **12% Toilet within the home ****5%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****12%** **40% Television ****16%** **6% Mobile phone ****33%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **50% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Pokhari Bandha? ■ Pokhari Bandha · ■ Biswanathpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1059 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **975 Working population ****55.9%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 29.7% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 39 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 88 (28%) · **■** Marginal 182 (58%) 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 Biswanathpur - Bandhapari959 people - Dumermunda814 people - Sitapur660 people - Mushanal599 people - Dhaurabhata529 people - Kumkhal502 people - Sindhipadar486 people - Matakera429 people [All 133 villages in Biswanathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/biswanathpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokhari Bandha?766020 - How far is Pokhari Bandha from Bhawanipatna?38 km by road - What is the population of Pokhari Bandha?560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokhari Bandha in?Kalahandi district (Biswanathpur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Pokhari Bandha?49.7% (Census 2011)