# Pokharia Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/pokharia/ Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj # Pokharia Pokharia is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757051**. The 2011 Census counted **3,159 people in 768 households**, the 1st largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,159people (2011) - 768households - 54.5%literacy - 757051PIN code ## Pokharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pokharia is 757051.** Pokharia falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. - PIN code757051 - Gram panchayatPokharia - Community development blockSaraskana - Census village code387851 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pokharia from nearby towns? - Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Baripada (district HQ)47 km by road - Baripada (nearest town)48 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 Pokharia? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahulbarei - ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokhria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jharpokhria - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Pokharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 1,093 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pokharia Of every 100 households in Pokharia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pokharia · ■ Jharpokharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **25% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****24%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****72%** **55% Television ****2%** **12% Mobile phone ****19%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **21% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pokharia? ■ Pokharia · ■ Jharpokharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **941 Working population ****52.1%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 39.1% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (19%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 101 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,116 (68%) 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 - Badsol2,286 people - Sankucha2,117 people - Umadeipur2,106 people - Sirsa2,068 people [All 199 villages in Jharpokharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/jharpokharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pokharia?757051 - How far is Pokharia from Baripada?47 km by road - What is the population of Pokharia?3,159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pokharia in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?54.5% (Census 2011)