# Joka Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj 

# Joka

Joka is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757093**. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 218 households**, the 27th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 927people (2011)
- 218households
- 77.5%literacy
- 757093PIN code

## Joka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Joka is 757093.** Joka falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757093
- Gram panchayatJoka
- Community development blockSaraskana
- Census village code387858

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

## How far is Joka from nearby towns?

- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)61 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)61 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)50 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 Joka?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Joka; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokhria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baripada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Joka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Joka

Of every 100 households in Joka in 2011, 20 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Joka · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**13%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Joka?

■ Joka · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**941

Working population ****54.6%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (15%) · **■** Marginal 340 (67%)

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 Jharpokharia

- Dighi1,108 people
- Jerkani1,081 people
- Rautara986 people
- Pokharidiha950 people
- Ekdali897 people
- Purunapani897 people
- Dumurdiha889 people
- Kuldiha864 people

[All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Joka?757093
- How far is Joka from Baripada?61 km by road
- What is the population of Joka?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joka in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Joka?77.5% (Census 2011)