Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Pokhiriapada gram panchayat
Pokhiriapada is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 11 villages, home to 3,664 people in 813 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 11
- Population (2011)
- 3,664
- Literacy
- 85.8%
- Area
- 10 km²
- LGD code
- 118114
Villages of Pokhiriapada
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asarana | 147 | 712 | 79.3% | 35% | 0% |
| Pokhariapada | 146 | 658 | 88.9% | 11% | 0% |
| Bhajana | 105 | 505 | 86.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Santola | 83 | 348 | 90.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Baliakani | 63 | 315 | 90.0% | 0% | 0% |
| Madhupur | 65 | 282 | 85.1% | 89% | 0% |
| Srichandanpur | 64 | 259 | 84.9% | 0% | 0% |
| Lachhmakana | 56 | 247 | 89.6% | 55% | 0% |
| Kopalmandal | 48 | 203 | 86.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Rurupada | 25 | 99 | 70.1% | 96% | 0% |
| Nuapada | 11 | 36 | 87.5% | 0% | 0% |
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 Pokhiriapada
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 3,664
- 1,832 male · 1,832 female
- Households
- 813
- about 4.5 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 85.8%
- above Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,000
- above Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 360
- 9.8% of residents
- Workers
- 1,228
- 33.5% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 806 (22.0%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 2 (0.1%)
What the 1,228 workers did
- Cultivators274 (22.3%)
- Agricultural labourers244 (19.9%)
- Household industry19 (1.5%)
- Other work287 (23.4%)
- Marginal workers404 (32.9%)
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 Pokhiriapada
How many of the 11 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 11 villages cover 10 km², 82% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school9 of 11
- Middle school4 of 11
- Secondary school2 of 11
- Senior secondary school0 of 11
- Degree college0 of 11
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 11
- Health sub-centre1 of 11
- Anganwadi centre7 of 11
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 11
- Hand pump11 of 11
- Electricity for homes11 of 11
Roads & transport
- All-weather road5 of 11
- Public bus2 of 11
- Mobile phone coverage11 of 11
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 11
- Commercial bank0 of 11
- Ration (PDS) shop3 of 11
- Weekly haat2 of 11
- Primary schools
- 12
- Middle schools
- 7
- Secondary schools
- 4
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (11).
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 Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Paeda
- Pallikanta
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pokhiriapada? Share it with us.