# Potso Village, Nawadih, Bokaro (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Nawadih, Bokaro 

# Potso

Potso is a village in Nawadih sub-district of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,865 people in 475 households**, the 20th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 2,865people (2011)
- 475households
- 61.5%literacy
- 825102PIN code

## Potso PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potso is 825102.** Potso falls in Nawadih sub-district, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825102
- Gram panchayatPotso
- Community development blockNawadih
- Census village code362232

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Potso from nearby towns?

- Bokaro (district HQ)60 km by road
- Phusro (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Potso?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Potso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bokaro Thermal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bermo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Potso known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Potso

Of every 100 households in Potso in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Potso · ■ Nawadih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**64%

Use banking services ****56%**

**60%

Television ****28%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Potso?

■ Potso · ■ Nawadih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**958

Working population ****43.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 47.4% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (16%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 245 (20%) · **■** Marginal 593 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nawadih

- Chapri3,102 people
- Lahia3,004 people
- Barai2,988 people
- Gunjardih2,957 people
- Junodih2,859 people
- Bodro2,816 people
- Pokhria2,794 people
- Mungo2,396 people

[All 69 villages in Nawadih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/bokaro/nawadih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potso?825102
- How far is Potso from Bokaro?60 km by road
- What is the population of Potso?2,865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potso in?Bokaro district (Nawadih sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Potso?61.5% (Census 2011)