Gram panchayat · Dasapalla block · Nayagarh
Pokharigochha gram panchayat
Pokharigochha is a gram panchayat (village council) in Dasapalla block of Nayagarh district, Odisha, covering 12 villages, home to 1,580 people in 371 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Daspalla assembly constituency and the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 12
- Population (2011)
- 1,580
- Literacy
- 58.3%
- Area
- 17 km²
- LGD code
- 120621
Villages of Pokharigochha
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokhari Gochha | 69 | 293 | 73.4% | 22% | 77% |
| Pilipaju | 43 | 208 | 81.8% | 0% | 89% |
| Sanakurudangi | 47 | 180 | 40.3% | 64% | 36% |
| Ududa | 40 | 175 | 39.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Gramasri | 40 | 174 | 51.8% | 0% | 71% |
| Karadibani | 32 | 144 | 43.4% | 0% | 67% |
| Beberi | 22 | 122 | 68.0% | 0% | 95% |
| Sundartaila | 30 | 105 | 66.3% | 0% | 98% |
| Kaiandiha | 16 | 59 | 78.8% | 36% | 0% |
| Badakurudangi | 16 | 58 | 32.7% | 0% | 100% |
| Pehelaju | 13 | 50 | 36.4% | 0% | 100% |
| Uipada | 3 | 12 | 54.5% | 0% | 100% |
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 Pokharigochha
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 1,580
- 784 male · 796 female
- Households
- 371
- about 4.3 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 58.3%
- below Dasapalla block's villages (72.3%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,015
- above Dasapalla block's villages (954)
- Children aged 0–6
- 208
- 13.2% of residents
- Workers
- 801
- 50.7% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 203 (12.8%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1,209 (76.5%)
What the 801 workers did
- Cultivators250 (31.2%)
- Agricultural labourers152 (19.0%)
- Household industry90 (11.2%)
- Other work76 (9.5%)
- Marginal workers233 (29.1%)
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 Pokharigochha
How many of the 12 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 12 villages cover 17 km², 25% of it sown with crops and 52% forest.
Education
- Primary school6 of 12
- Middle school2 of 12
- Secondary school1 of 12
- Senior secondary school0 of 12
- Degree college0 of 12
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 12
- Health sub-centre1 of 12
- Anganwadi centre4 of 12
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 12
- Hand pump12 of 12
- Electricity for homes7 of 12
Roads & transport
- All-weather road9 of 12
- Public bus0 of 12
- Mobile phone coverage2 of 12
Services
- Post office or sub post office1 of 12
- Commercial bank0 of 12
- Ration (PDS) shop1 of 12
- Weekly haat0 of 12
- Primary schools
- 6
- Middle schools
- 2
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (12), Black Gram (12).
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 Dasapalla block
- Banigochha
- Bhogabadi
- Chadeyapalli
- Dihagaon
- Duda
- Gholahandi
- Ghugudipada
- Kalasakhaman
- Khamarsahi
- Kujamendhi
- Kulurukumpa
- Madhyakhanda
- Nachhipur
- Nuagaon
- Sariganda
- Similisahi
- Takera
- Tendabadi
- Tumandi
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