# Potka Village, Chakradharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chakradharpur/potka/ Village · Chakradharpur, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Potka Potka is a village in Chakradharpur sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,232 people in 250 households**, the 34th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 1,232people (2011) - 250households - 68.2%literacy - 833102PIN code ## Potka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Potka is 833102.** Potka falls in Chakradharpur sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833102 - Gram panchayatChandri - Community development blockChakradharpur - Census village code377293 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Potka from nearby towns? - Chakradharpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)27 km by road - Chakradharpur (nearest town)3 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 Potka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Potka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakradharpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chakradharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Potka known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Potka Of every 100 households in Potka in 2011, 75 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Potka · ■ Chakradharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **30% Toilet within the home ****3%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **96% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****63%** **35% Television ****27%** **8% Mobile phone ****24%** **20% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****25%** **28% Own their home ****94%** **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 Potka? ■ Potka · ■ Chakradharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **976 Working population ****46.3%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 56.9% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 501 (88%) 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 Chakradharpur - Barfia1,286 people - Lauriya1,278 people - Bankitapi1,260 people - Chelabera1,237 people - Banalata1,228 people - Chainpur Khas1,203 people - Hoyohatu1,171 people - Baipir1,135 people [All 181 villages in Chakradharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/chakradharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Potka?833102 - How far is Potka from Chaibasa?27 km by road - What is the population of Potka?1,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Potka in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Chakradharpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Potka?68.2% (Census 2011)