Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi
# Poiguda

Poiguda is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code 766037. The 2011 Census counted 12 people in 2 households, the 273rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.
- 12 people (2011)
- 2 households
- 60.0% literacy
- 766037 PIN code

## Poiguda PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Poiguda is 766037. Poiguda falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- PIN code 766037
- Gram panchayat Karlapat
- Community development block Thuamul-Rampur
- Census village code 424261

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Poiguda from nearby towns?
- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ) 65 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Poiguda?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Poiguda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Melghara
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thuamul Rampur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Poiguda known for?

The main crops are paddy and bajra. About 23% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Poiguda

Of every 100 households in Poiguda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poiguda · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 7%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 0% 21%
- Television 0% 2%
- Mobile phone 0% 8%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 50% 68%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Poiguda?

■ Poiguda · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.0% 45.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 5000 1042
- Working population 16.7% 48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 100% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thuamul Rampur
- Salebali 20 people
- Santikraguda 17 people
- Taijhola 17 people
- Ghutipokhara 14 people
- Tadingpadar 12 people
- Pipili 9 people

All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur

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- Poiguda · Village, Adva, Gajapati · 31 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Poiguda? 766037
- How far is Poiguda from Bhawanipatna? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Poiguda? 12 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poiguda in? Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Poiguda? 60.0% (Census 2011)

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