# Potanga Village, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh 

# Potanga

Potanga is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825311**. The 2011 Census counted **2,808 people in 546 households**, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,808people (2011)
- 546households
- 46.5%literacy
- 825311PIN code

## Potanga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potanga is 825311.** Potanga falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825311
- Community development blockBarkagaon
- Census village code368867

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

## How far is Potanga from nearby towns?

- Hazaribagh (district HQ)52 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)52 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 Potanga?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Potanga; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barkagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Burkunda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajaribhag
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 watercovered wells, hand 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 Potanga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 1,483 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Potanga

Of every 100 households in Potanga in 2011, 56 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Potanga · ■ Barkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**55%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**37%

Use banking services ****26%**

**56%

Television ****23%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Potanga?

■ Potanga · ■ Barkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**929

Working population ****37.6%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 36.9% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (7%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 431 (41%) · **■** Marginal 390 (37%)

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 Barkagaon

- Sanrh3,197 people
- Ango2,997 people
- Langatu2,859 people
- Sirma2,839 people
- Garsula2,753 people
- Chobdar Balia2,669 people
- Kharanti2,650 people
- Kanrtari2,605 people

[All 83 villages in Barkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potanga?825311
- How far is Potanga from Hazaribagh?52 km by road
- What is the population of Potanga?2,808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potanga in?Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Potanga?46.5% (Census 2011)