# Pokharia Village, Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj 

# Pokharia

Pokharia is a village in Rairangpur sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code **757048**. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 154 households**, the 46th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 747people (2011)
- 154households
- 43.7%literacy
- 757048PIN code

## Pokharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokharia is 757048.** Pokharia falls in Rairangpur sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.

- PIN code757048
- Gram panchayatBadjharan
- Community development blockBijatola
- Census village code388204

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 (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ)73 km by road
- Rairangpur (nearest town)9 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?

8 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Luhasila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rairangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rairangapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 and maize**. About 76% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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, 0 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokharia · ■ Rairangpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**8%

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

**1%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****68%**

**95%

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 rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**973

Working population ****59.4%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 34.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (17%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 305 (69%)

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

- Bholbeda797 people
- Khandadeuli777 people
- Ghungupahadi752 people
- Palasbani748 people
- Chhanpal711 people
- Baliadhipa699 people
- Tamudia695 people
- Sunaposi693 people

[All 119 villages in Rairangpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/mayurbhanj/rairangpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokharia?757048
- How far is Pokharia from Baripada?73 km by road
- What is the population of Pokharia?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokharia in?Mayurbhanj district (Rairangpur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Pokharia?43.7% (Census 2011)