# Potkadih Village, Boram, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Boram, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Potkadih

Potkadih is a village in Boram sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832105**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 118 households**, the 49th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 595people (2011)
- 118households
- 59.4%literacy
- 832105PIN code

## Potkadih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Potkadih is 832105.** Potkadih falls in Boram sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832105
- Gram panchayatPakhuria
- Community development blockBoram
- Census village code363347

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

## How far is Potkadih from nearby towns?

- Boram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)53 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 Potkadih?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Potkadih; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patmda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Adityapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adityapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Potkadih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Potkadih

Of every 100 households in Potkadih in 2011, 10 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potkadih · ■ Boram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**36%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****83%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****12%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**16%

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 Potkadih?

■ Potkadih · ■ Boram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.4%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**951

Working population ****37.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 47.5% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 22 (10%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 61 (28%)

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 Boram

- Dangardih669 people
- Haludbani642 people
- Namsol620 people
- Gerua607 people
- Telidih582 people
- Chimti573 people
- Joba573 people
- Kadamjora561 people

[All 73 villages in Boram](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/boram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Potkadih?832105
- How far is Potkadih from Jamshedpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Potkadih?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Potkadih in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Boram sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Potkadih?59.4% (Census 2011)