Gram panchayat · Kotagarh block · Kandhamal
Pokari gram panchayat
Pokari is a gram panchayat (village council) in Kotagarh block of Kandhamal district, Odisha, covering 3 villages, home to 2,517 people in 574 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Baliguda assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 3
- Population (2011)
- 2,517
- Literacy
- 46.8%
- Area
- 16.2 km²
- LGD code
- 118954
Villages of Pokari
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakari (B) | 480 | 2,123 | 47.8% | 3% | 51% |
| Kirami | 54 | 229 | 50.5% | 0% | 90% |
| Pakari | 40 | 165 | 28.2% | 0% | 93% |
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 Pokari
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 2,517
- 1,243 male · 1,274 female
- Households
- 574
- about 4.4 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 46.8%
- about the same as Kotagarh block's villages (47.7%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,025
- about the same as Kotagarh block's villages (1,032)
- Children aged 0–6
- 577
- 22.9% of residents
- Workers
- 1,218
- 48.4% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 71 (2.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,448 (57.5%)
What the 1,218 workers did
- Cultivators125 (10.3%)
- Agricultural labourers19 (1.6%)
- Household industry2 (0.2%)
- Other work152 (12.5%)
- Marginal workers920 (75.5%)
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 Pokari
How many of the 3 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 3 villages cover 16 km², 9% of it sown with crops and 3% forest.
Education
- Primary school3 of 3
- Middle school3 of 3
- Secondary school0 of 3
- Senior secondary school0 of 3
- Degree college0 of 3
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 3
- Health sub-centre1 of 3
- Anganwadi centre3 of 3
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 3
- Hand pump3 of 3
- Electricity for homes1 of 3
Roads & transport
- All-weather road3 of 3
- Public bus0 of 3
- Mobile phone coverage3 of 3
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 3
- Commercial bank0 of 3
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 3
- Weekly haat0 of 3
- Primary schools
- 4
- Middle schools
- 3
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3), Turmeric (3), Black Gram (3).
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 Kotagarh block
- Dharakote
- Durgapanga
- Gugurumaha
- Jubaguda
- Judaballi
- Kotagarh
- Madaguda
- Marlanga
- Ora
- Parigarh
- Ranipanga
- Sartulu
- Srirampur
- Subaranagiri
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Pokari? Share it with us.