Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Pokshyot Population - Kendrapara, Orissa

Pokshyot is a medium size village located in Patkura Block of Kendrapara district, Orissa with total 314 families residing. The Pokshyot village has population of 1195 of which 592 are males while 603 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Pokshyot village population of children with age 0-6 is 124 which makes up 10.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pokshyot village is 1019 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Pokshyot as per census is 1214, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Pokshyot village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Pokshyot village was 89.82 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Pokshyot Male literacy stands at 95.15 % while female literacy rate was 84.49 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pokshyot village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Pokshyot village.

Pokshyot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 314 - -
Population 1,195 592 603
Child (0-6) 124 56 68
Schedule Caste 190 92 98
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0
Literacy 89.82 % 95.15 % 84.49 %
Total Workers 308 272 36
Main Worker 270 - -
Marginal Worker 38 24 14

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.90 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.08 % of total population in Pokshyot village.

Work Profile

In Pokshyot village out of total population, 308 were engaged in work activities. 87.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 308 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.