# Pokharidiha Village, Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj 

# Pokharidiha

Pokharidiha is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757093**. The 2011 Census counted **950 people in 215 households**, the 26th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 950people (2011)
- 215households
- 53.1%literacy
- 757093PIN code

## Pokharidiha PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code757093
- Gram panchayatPokharidiha
- Community development blockSaraskana
- Census village code387846

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

## How far is Pokharidiha from nearby towns?

- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)57 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town)65 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 Pokharidiha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharidiha; 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 private
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jharpokharia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jharpokharia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baripada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Pokharidiha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and vegetables**. About 59% of the 529 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 Pokharidiha

Of every 100 households in Pokharidiha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharidiha · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****56%**

**55%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pokharidiha?

■ Pokharidiha · ■ Jharpokharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**941

Working population ****58.9%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 39.7% for women. 57% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 448 (80%)

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

- Paktia1,126 people
- Dighi1,108 people
- Jerkani1,081 people
- Rautara986 people
- Joka927 people
- Ekdali897 people
- Purunapani897 people
- Dumurdiha889 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharidiha?757093
- How far is Pokharidiha from Baripada?57 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharidiha?950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharidiha in?Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharidiha?53.1% (Census 2011)