Puapoka, Saraskana

Puapoka is a village located in the Jharpokharia Tehsil of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The village falls in Saraskana block and comes under Paktia Gram Panchayat.

As on February 2025, the current population of Puapoka is 1.3 thousands out of which 647 are males and rest 627 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 969 females per 1000 males. There are around 187 teenagers in Puapoka. It has literacy rate of 42% which means around 534 persons can read and write. Total 8 people belonging to scheduled caste and 640 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 329 households in Puapoka, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 632. The pincode of Puapoka 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

Puapoka 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

Puapoka 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