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Pokharia

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 754225
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Pokharia observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Odisha

Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.

The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Dhenkanal
PC 09
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Hindol
AC 056 · SC
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Manjula Das
Contact: 89****5273
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LGD code
395957
Pincode
754225
Post office
Rajnagar (Kendrapara)
Population
696
Households
148
Literacy rate
81.3%
Sex ratio
1059 ♀/1000♂
Workers
197
Census 2011 · in context

How Pokharia compares

By population, Pokharia ranks #98 of 300 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
81.3%
+7.9% vs mandal average
Pokharia81.3%
Rajnagar mandal73.4%
Kendrapara district75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,059
+78 vs mandal average
Pokharia1,059
Rajnagar mandal981
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Pokharia4.7
Rajnagar mandal4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pokharia at a glance

Pokharia is a village of 696 people in 148 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Kendrapara district, Odisha, the 98th-largest of 300 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 81%, 8 points above the block average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,059 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 754225, served by Rajnagar (Kendrapara) post office; the LGD village code is 395957. The sarpanch is Manjula Das, and the village votes in Hindol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Simarani Nayak. The population is estimated at 821 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Pokharia · this village69681%—
Rajagarh · Rajnagar1,50871%—
Baghataila · Rajnagar1,10172%—
Mahulia · Rajnagar1,00977%—
Manapara · Rajnagar97279%—
Kani · Rajnagar93388%—
Jharpada · Rajnagar32085%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pokharia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
13
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PATTAMUNDAI
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Mahulia
Total area (ha)
115
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Pokharia

LGD code
395957
Pincode
754225
Post office
Rajnagar (Kendrapara)
Population (Census 2011)
696
Population (projected 2026)
821
Households
148
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1059
Literacy rate
81.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Dhenkanal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hindol
Member of Parliament
Rudra Narayan Pany
Member of Legislative Assembly
Simarani Nayak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Manjula Das
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Nearest railway station
Tapang (69.8 km)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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