# Potmagarha Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Potmagarha

Potmagarha is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825418**. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 28 households**, the 256th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 163people (2011)
- 28households
- 50.8%literacy
- 825418PIN code

## Potmagarha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potmagarha is 825418.** Potmagarha falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825418
- Gram panchayatNimadih
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code350924

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

## How far is Potmagarha from nearby towns?

- Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)62 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)62 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 Potmagarha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Potmagarha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Potmagarha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Potmagarha

Of every 100 households in Potmagarha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potmagarha · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****11%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**13%

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 Potmagarha?

■ Potmagarha · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053**

**946

Working population ****27.0%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 39.7% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 43 (98%)

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 Dhanwar

- Nawadih201 people
- Mahuatanr189 people
- Mansadih175 people
- Chand Raidih174 people
- Naitanr154 people
- Pindrabad149 people
- Darudih147 people
- Chinikiro141 people

[All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potmagarha?825418
- How far is Potmagarha from Giridih?62 km by road
- What is the population of Potmagarha?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potmagarha in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Potmagarha?50.8% (Census 2011)