Gram panchayat · Niali block · Cuttack
Pokharigaon gram panchayat
Pokharigaon is a gram panchayat (village council) in Niali block of Cuttack district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 5,997 people in 1,482 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Niali assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 5,997
- Literacy
- 80.9%
- Area
- 7.9 km²
- LGD code
- 117069
Villages of Pokharigaon
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokharigan | 669 | 2,587 | 78.1% | 12% | 0% |
| Polasara | 357 | 1,475 | 82.1% | 26% | 0% |
| Kahnupur | 298 | 1,241 | 82.4% | 14% | 0% |
| Deuli | 121 | 553 | 84.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Bagalsahi | 37 | 141 | 94.3% | 0% | 6% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Pokharigaon
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 5,997
- 3,052 male · 2,945 female
- Households
- 1,482
- about 4.0 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 80.9%
- below Niali block's villages (84.2%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 965
- about the same as Niali block's villages (966)
- Children aged 0–6
- 575
- 9.6% of residents
- Workers
- 2,584
- 43.1% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 877 (14.6%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 13 (0.2%)
What the 2,584 workers did
- Cultivators936 (36.2%)
- Agricultural labourers321 (12.4%)
- Household industry44 (1.7%)
- Other work317 (12.3%)
- Marginal workers966 (37.4%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Pokharigaon
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 8 km², 77% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school1 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 5
- Public bus2 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop4 of 5
- Weekly haat0 of 5
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 1
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (5), Pulses (4), Groundnut (2), Betel (1), Badam (1), Ground Nuts (1), Mung (1).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Niali block
- Alana
- Anlo
- Baharana
- Billasuni
- Binishpur
- Ekberuan
- Erancha
- Jalarpur
- Kapasi
- Kesarada
- Krushnaprasad
- Madhab
- Niali
- Nivarana
- Nuagaon
- Pahanga
- Raniola
- Ratnapur
- Sadhansa
- Sagadailo
- Sithalo
- Tihudi
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pokharigaon? Share it with us.