Hill block-1, Saraskana

Hill block-1 is a village located in the Jharpokharia Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Saraskana block and comes under Joka Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Hill block-1 is 85 out of which 49 are males and rest 36 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 735 females per 1000 males. There are around 15 teenagers in Hill block-1. It has literacy rate of 24% which means around 20 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 85 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 16 households in Hill block-1, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 42. The pincode of Hill block-1 is 757093 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Joka S.O (Mayurbhanj)
• Paktia Branch Post office
• Pokpoka Branch Post office
• Dumurdiha Branch Post office
• Pokhardiha Branch Post office

Schools

Hill block-1 has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Paktia Upug
• Chandramohan High School
• Jokeswar High School
• Sankhabhanga Upug
• Kalicharan High School

Hospitals

Hill block-1 has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Tilou Sub-Center
• Pokhardiha Sub-Center
• Joka Sub-Center
• Paktia Sub-Center
• Paktia Primary Health Center