Pohala Village
Pohala is a revenue village in Kantapada tehsil, Kataka district, Odisha. It had a population of 1,459 in 303 households (Census 2011).
Are you from Pohala?Claim it — it's free.
1,459 souls. 303 homes.
Kantapada tehsil, Kataka district, Odisha.
Pohala today
- Bitter gourd₹3,400Kendupatna(Niali) APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Brinjal₹2,500Banki APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Cucumbar(Kheera)₹3,500Banki APMC · 12 Nov 2026
Pohala at a glance
Pohala is one of the larger villages of Kantapada tehsil — 17th of 84 by population, with 1,459 people in 303 households (Census 2011). Literacy stood at 85.5%, above Kataka district's 83.5% (Kantapada tehsil: 85.9%), while the sex ratio was 922 women per 1,000 men, below the district's 946. It falls under Uradha gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 754105. The village covers 140 hectares — about 1.4 km², or roughly 1,042 people per km² (Census 2011).
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
Gram panchayat: Uradha →
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Are you the sarpanch of Pohala? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch
Suggest an edit · Edit history
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Kantapada Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Self-help groups
- 9 self-help groups with 92 members (2019-20) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Gram panchayat
Pohala is in the Uradha gram panchayat.
Other villages in Uradha
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Pohala compares
By population, Pohala ranks #17 of 84 inhabited villages in Kantapada tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Official dataCensus 2011
What Pohala had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 1 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available · nearest within 5 km
- Power for homes Available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Available
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Page completeness · 1/5
- Photo
- History & about
- Sarpanch verified
- Festival or jatara
- School information
Missing — can you add it?Add a photoSuggest an editVerify as sarpanchAdd an event
Add what you know →Notice board · Pohala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Villages sharing pincode 754105
Other villages in Kantapada tehsil
View all 90 →- Adaspur
- Uradha
- Badapatasundarpur
- Badawaubarai
- Brahmanasailo
- Uttarana
- Bairoi
- Dhanamandala
- Rahamba
- Gunadola
- Nahalpur
- Jharapara
- Bagalpur
- Nuagangram
- Saleibedapur-II
- Gobindpur
- Dimiri
- Sanapatasundarpur
- Brahmanbati
- Barasailo
- Manikunda
- Sisua
- Kamarsahi
- Padhansahi
- Badamulai
- Saleibedapur-III
- Badabil
- Sundargram
- Kheras
- Gopalpur
- Olatpur
- Balipada
Pohala — Census 2011 to estimated 2026
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Odisha's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+6.4%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Population, education & work
- Population
- 1,459Census 2011
- Male / female
- 759 / 700
- Households
- 303
- People per home
- 4.8
- Literacy rate
- 85.5%literates ÷ people aged 7+
- Workers
- 425
- Work participation
- 29.1%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Official dataCensus 2011
Population figures are from Census 2011, the latest village tables published. Census 2027 (houselisting 2026, population count February 2027) will replace them when its village tables are released. About Census 2027 →
Pohala on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Pohala. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Pohala · 20.2299° N, 86.0645° E
Electoral profile
We can't yet place Pohala in a Lok Sabha or assembly constituency reliably — we need its map location, or more mapped villages around it. How constituencies are placed
Latest posts from the village
No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.
Write a postEssential services & places near Pohala
Pohala isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Kantapada tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices957 in Kataka district
Bank · No map location — listed by district
SARASWATI AWAS
Post office
Post office
Hospitals & clinics259 in Kataka district
Schools & anganwadis44 in Kataka district
Colleges & universities34 in Kataka district
Police & fire stations8 in Kataka district
Revenue & panchayat offices6 in Kataka district
Government offices29 in Kataka district
Temples71 in Kataka district
Churches2 in Kataka district
Mosques3 in Kataka district
Other places of worship15 in Kataka district
Transport75 in Kataka district
Agriculture services5 in Kataka district
Community places54 in Kataka district
All places in Kantapada tehsil (6) →Places of worship in Pohala →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Pohala
Where is Pohala located?
Pohala is a village in Kantapada tehsil of Kataka district, Odisha, India.
Which district is Pohala in?
Pohala is in Kataka district of Odisha.
Which gram panchayat does Pohala belong to?
Pohala comes under the Uradha gram panchayat.
What is the pincode of Pohala?
The pincode of Pohala, Kantapada, Kataka is 754105.
What is the population of Pohala?
As per the 2011 Census, Pohala had a population of 1,459 (759 males and 700 females).
How many households are there in Pohala?
Pohala had 303 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the area of Pohala?
Pohala covers about 140 hectares.
What is the literacy rate of Pohala?
The literacy rate of Pohala was 85.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Pohala?
Pohala had 922 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which development block is Pohala in?
Pohala is in the Kantapada development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Pohala?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Pohala is 400227 and its Census 2011 village code is 400227.
Which villages are near Pohala?
Villages near Pohala include Baharana (about 9.5 km), Niali (about 10 km), Balikania (about 17 km), Benupur (about 18 km), Jogeswarpur (about 23 km).
What is the population of Pohala in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Pohala's Census 2011 population of 1,459 by Odisha's official RGI projection (+6.4% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,550 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Who is the sarpanch of Pohala?
The sarpanch of Pohala has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
- Report a correction
What do you need to find near Pohala?
- Hospital
- PHC / clinic
- Pharmacy
- School
- Bank
- ATM
- Post office
- Market
- Police
- Petrol bunk
- Bus stop
- Railway station
Each opens a page of the nearest places from our directory (OpenStreetMap, RBI, India Post), with straight-line distances.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Kataka district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 12 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter gourd · Bitter Gourd | Kendupatna(Niali) APMC | 3,200 | 3,600 | 3,400 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Brinjal | Banki APMC | 2,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Cucumbar(Kheera) | Banki APMC | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Banana - Green | Kendupatna APMC | 1,300 | 1,320 | 1,315 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Banki APMC | 3,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Bitter gourd | Banki APMC | 3,500 | 4,500 | 4,000 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Banki APMC | 2,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Cowpea(Veg) · Cowpea (Veg) | Banki APMC | 2,500 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 11 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Pohala's shops. Best mandi price near Pohala →
Official dataAgmarknet, 12 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
All villages near Pohala →Compare Pohala with… →All villages in Kantapada →