# Poto Village, Mohammad Ganj, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Mohammad Ganj, Palamu 

# Poto

Poto is a village in Mohammad Ganj sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822115**. The 2011 Census counted **188 people in 20 households**, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 188people (2011)
- 20households
- 64.6%literacy
- 822115PIN code

## Poto PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poto is 822115.** Poto falls in Mohammad Ganj sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822115
- Gram panchayatBhujnia
- Community development blockMohammad Ganj
- Census village code365230

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

## How far is Poto from nearby towns?

- Mohammad Ganj (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Palamu (district HQ)66 km by road
- Hussainabad (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 Poto?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Poto; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hussainabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 11 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 Poto known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 70% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Poto

Of every 100 households in Poto in 2011, 95 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poto · ■ Mohammad Ganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**47%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****75%**

**71%

Television ****10%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**10%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Poto?

■ Poto · ■ Mohammad Ganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**935

Working population ****21.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 48.6% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 12 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (29%) · **■** Marginal 16 (39%)

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 Mohammad Ganj

- Piprobandh Alias Basariaohar280 people
- Kewalpura253 people
- Tendua Kalan248 people
- Khar Khol196 people
- Pachpokhri158 people
- Bharuhi149 people
- Checharia132 people
- Dhawalpura104 people

[All 43 villages in Mohammad Ganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/mohammad-ganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poto?822115
- How far is Poto from Palamu?66 km by road
- What is the population of Poto?188 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poto in?Palamu district (Mohammad Ganj sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Poto?64.6% (Census 2011)