# Pokharia Village, Rairangpur Town, Mayurbhanj (Odisha)

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Village · Rairangpur Town, Mayurbhanj 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Rairangpur Town sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757043**. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 97 households**, the 17th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 422people (2011)
- 97households
- 57.1%literacy
- 757043PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 757043.** Pokharia falls in Rairangpur Town sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757043
- Gram panchayatPurunapani
- Community development blockRairangpur
- Census village code387642

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?

- Rairangpur Town (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)75 km by road
- Rairangpur (nearest town)8 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?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pokharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Do
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rairangpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rairangpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 21 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**. 

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, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Rairangpur Town rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****3%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 · ■ Rairangpur Town rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1306**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1239**

**1022

Working population ****35.1%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 47.8% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (22%) · **■** Marginal 32 (22%)

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 Rairangpur Town

- Balbhadrapur545 people
- Sijukala490 people
- Patepani485 people
- Badpakhana432 people
- Bhanjasara410 people
- Badsimila385 people
- Padmapur372 people
- Murugaghutu366 people

[All 32 villages in Rairangpur Town](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/rairangpur-town/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?757043
- How far is Pokharia from Baripada?75 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Mayurbhanj district (Rairangpur Town sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?57.1% (Census 2011)