Pokharighat, Bhawanipatna

Pokharighat is a village located in the Sadar Tehsil of Kalahandi district of Odisha. The village falls in Bhawanipatna block and comes under Chancher Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kalahandi parliament constituency and Lanjigarh assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Pokharighat is 484 out of which 235 are males and rest 249 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1060 females per 1000 males. There are around 72 teenagers in Pokharighat. It has literacy rate of 44% which means around 215 persons can read and write. Total 246 people belonging to scheduled caste and 201 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 129 households in Pokharighat, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 252. The pincode of Pokharighat is 766002 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bhawanipatna G.Chowk Sub Post office
• Gudialipadar Branch Post office
• Kamthana Branch Post office
• Kutrukhamar Branch Post office
• Nandol Branch Post office

Schools

Pokharighat has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt Upper Primary School Pokharighat
• Govt. Primary School Bhulia

Hospitals

Pokharighat has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Udit Narayan Pur T.B Hospital
• Bhatangpadar Sub-Center

Banks

Pokharighat has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• State Bank of India Berhampur Bazar
• State Bank of India Sardar Rajas Medical College
• Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Bhawanipatna