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About Pokharidiha Village

Pokharidiha is a mid sized village in Jharpokharia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 496 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokharidiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokharidiha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Jharpokharia
Pincode 757093
Area (hectares) 529 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 496
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokharidiha compares

By the 2011 count Pokharidiha is the 13th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 518 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pokharidiha

Pokharidiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pokharidiha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paniposi, Panisul, Patpacha and Pimpudijharan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pokharidiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokharidiha village had a population of 950. That makes it the 13th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 518 residents.

Pokharidiha village has 496 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokharidiha has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pokharidiha is 757093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokharidiha covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pokharidiha falls under Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Pokharidiha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pokharidiha.

Pokharidiha is in Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pokharidiha today is likely to be higher.

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